Re: Copyright in management models

On Wed, 14 May 1997, Karen Porter <porterk[_at_]cpcuiia.org> wrote:
>

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> As Permissions Counsel for an educational organization for the
> property-casualty insurance industry, I do all the permissions work for
> our many textbooks. We have published management theory materials, and
> I obtain permission from each and every source on management theory -
> just to play it safe. And I'm glad we do that. Only once have I run
> into a management theory-related piece that turned out to be in the
> public domain (an old, classic piece) - and everything else requires
> permission. I've even run into problems with some of the copyright
> owners hedging on granting permission - or charging substantial sums.
>
> The bottom line: get the permissions for all the material you use.
> It's a long, time-consuming, at time frustrating process - but it makes
> you virtually litigation-proof if questions arise later.

I would like to second that. Even though some folks will charge more than you think they should, some people are so amazed that anyone is interested they will be glad to give you permission.

I still don't understand why the first thing people do is worry about fair use instead of permission. Permission solves so many problems.

Harold Federow
<hfederow[_at_]u.washington.edu> Received on Fri May 16 1997 - 15:49:12 GMT