Other than a clever and compelling opening and closing there are three essential elements to an email/fax/snail mail seeking copyright permission...
1) Identify yourself
2) Identify the work you want to use
3) Describe the use you are going to make of the work
Not if you write the stage play from the book but you have to cite it as "based on". If you are using someones stage or screen play you need copyright permisssion
No you do not. Cities and towns are not copyright, and you are free to write about them.
How do i write a letter asking permission to leave flyer at a school
How do i write a letter asking permission to leave flyer at a school
How do i write a letter asking permission to leave flyer at a school
Book rights is the legal permission to write on a particular subject such as someones career or life.
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A letter seeking permission to use a copyrighted work should contain at least three elements.1) Identify yourself2) Identify the work you want to use3) Describe the use you are going to make of the work
If it is still protected by copyright, yes. Even if you don't intend to sell it, you still need "print rights."
Not without explicit permission of the copyright holder. The name 'James Bond' is "owned."
Not at all. Freedom of speech means you have the right to criticize the government or to write a letter to the editor of your local paper. But copyright protects the person who wrote a book from someone stealing it and using their material without permission.
To request copyright permission for a Disney property, write to the Permissions Department at the Disney organization. However, there is a 'fair use' doctrine in copyright that permits a limited amount of use without permission. While it is not precisely defined, this is the provision that allows a writer to quote a few lines from a book or movie in a review without seeking permission. Two lines from a film may well be 'fair use' and quoting such a small part of the work would not then require permission of the copyright holder.