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Clearances Section 5 Text I am writing a book about female entrepreneurs. Some of the seminal work in this field has been done by the eminent Professor Jones. I want to use a number of important statements contained in his first book, which was published 30 years ago. Do I need permission to do this and, if so, how do I go about getting that permission? If the material that you want to use forms a substantial part of the work from which it is taken, and that work is still protected by copyright, then yes, you do need to seek permission. You first need to identify and contact the owner of the copyright. This might not be the author – remember that publishers often require the author of a work to assign his/her IP in the work to it. So, a good starting point would be the publisher. Check the acknowledgments page or the copyright notice of the text from which you are looking to use an extract and approach the source which is credited there. Publishers tend to prefer it if you write to them to seek permission, rather than a telephone call or e-mail. Some publishers even have clearance forms on their websites that you can use to approach them. Always check the publisher's website to see if this is the case. However you approach the publisher, you will need to provide them with information relating to your proposed use of the copyright work. In particular: n clearly specify the rights required n specify the context in which the material will be used. It can take quite a while to obtain clearance. This might be because the publisher is not the owner of the copyright in the work and has to contact the relevant person for permission. The publisher might only control certain of the rights requested. Also, be prepared to pay a fee for permission to use the work – you might not always be charged, but there is a possibility. It is probably worthwhile checking this point first – if the fee is prohibitive, there may be no point in your seeking clearance. 26