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Permissions
Making a Permission Request
If you would like to reproduce any material from a Go2Guru Publishing title, you must first obtain approval from us. To do so, please submit an email request to nikki@go2guru.com with the subject heading “Permission Request”. Once we get your email, we will send a “Confirmation” email.
The typical turnaround time for processing permission requests is 6-8 weeks. Please don’t send duplicate requests or follow-up queries during this period, as it may increase processing time. If permission is granted, a permission (or copyright) fee will be charged for the use of the author’s work.
When reviewing an application, we take into consideration how the material will be used and the publication in which it will appear. In general, permission is granted as long as the amount of work requested for reuse is reasonable and does not comprise an excessively large proportion of the original work.
However, please note that we reserve the right to refuse requests at our discretion.
Required Information
To request usage in this manner, please contact the Permissions Department and provide the following information:
  • Title and author (and ISBN if possible) of the book from which the copyrighted material is to be taken
  • Specific material you wish to use, including page numbers and a copy of the requested material showing its context
  • Approximate word count (if a prose extract) or line count (if poetry)
  • Proposed title of your book
  • Name of your publisher (permission will only be granted if you have a publisher)
  • Format in which your book will be published (hardback or paperback/electronic/audio)
  • Territory in which your book will be published
  • Print run and proposed retail price for each format (estimated copies for electronic publication)
  • Publication date
  • Your name, address, and contact numbers
Self-Publishing
Please note that we reserve the right to refuse requests at our discretion.
Permissions for Materials Not Owned by Go2Guru Publishing
We do not necessarily own the rights to all material contained in a Go2Guru publication. The following items are typically held by different sources:
  1. Illustrations and photographs: The copyright of photographs and illustrations is usually held by the photographer or illustrator. Please refer to the imprint page, image caption, or bibliography/reference list to determine the copyright holder. If copyright is held by a party other than Go2Guru Publishing, you must contact them for permission.
  2. Letters: The copyright of a letter belongs to the person who wrote it or their heir if they are deceased, regardless of the physical ownership of the letter. Refer to the copyright page or any notes included in the text to determine the rights holder.
  3. Material credited to another source: The copyright of any material credited to another source, person, or institution is held by that source, person, or institution—not the author of the work in which the material appears. To obtain permission for using this material, you must contact the cited party.
Permission to Use Works by Specific Authors  
Certain authors may have additional permission requirements, which can significantly affect processing time or change the contact person for permission requests.
Translation, Whole Work, and Film/TV Requests  
For requests related to translation, use of the entire work, or adaptation for film/TV, please direct your inquiries to The Publisher, Nikki Goldstein (nikki@go2guru.com).
Copyright
What is Copyright and What Does it Do?  
Copyright refers to a series of laws set forth by the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth) that protect the economic and moral rights of the creator, also known as the “author,” of a work.
Copyright is established whenever an idea is expressed in material form, such as words, pictures, computer language, movements, or recorded music. In most cases, the author of the work holds the copyright, with exceptions mentioned below. It is important to note that a person who supplies ideas or suggestions for a work is not considered an author; only the person involved in the physical act of writing or creating the work is recognized as the author.
There is one exception to copyright belonging to the author: when a literary, dramatic, or artistic work is created within the context of employment, commission, or a contract of service or apprenticeship. In such cases, the employer or person commissioning the work becomes the owner of copyright.
In addition to protecting the financial and moral interests of the author, copyright laws grant the author (or other copyright owner) the exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, perform, broadcast, transmit, and make adaptations of the work.
Exemptions    
Generally, permission must be granted from the relevant party to use copyrighted material, as previously detailed. However, there are exceptions. No permission is needed if you are using a reasonable portion of a work for the following purposes:
  • Research or study
  • Reporting news
  • Criticism or review
  • Approved publicity & marketing
  • Educational purposes, such as performing a literary work in a non-profit classroom setting
For printed books, a “reasonable portion” is defined as either 10% of the total number of pages in the edition or a single chapter if the book is divided into chapters. In electronic books, a “reasonable portion” is defined as either 10% of the total word count or one chapter if the book is divided into chapters.
Public Domain    
Copyright generally persists from the moment the material is created until 70 years after the author’s death. However, if a work was published posthumously, the term of copyright is defined as 70 years after the end of the year in which the work was first published. Once the term of copyright has elapsed, the work falls into the public domain, and permission is not required for its use.
More Information    
For further guidance on copyright matters, we recommend visiting the websites of the Australian Copyright Council or the Arts Law Centre.
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