Re: permission question

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Tamika L. Hughes <hughes[_at_]mail.is.temple.edu> wrote:
>
> A photograph is reproduced and used by permission of the rights holding
> organization as the backdrop for the cover of a book. If permission to
> reproduce the cover image as a whole is requested from the publisher,
> would permission be required from the organization holding rights to
> the cover art as well, or should the book publisher be able to grant
> permission to reproduce the cover without additional permission from
> the organization?

Depends on the agreement between the publisher and the rightsholder  of the original image. In the UK & USA at least, it is normal for the original rights-holder to grant the publisher a license for all publicity & promotional uses, which means they're allowed to give you a license to, e.g., use the book cover to illustrate a review.

In any case, ask the publisher -- it's their job to know what rights they have in the image.

> Does this scenario differ from the use of an entire article which
> includes a poem or song lyrics, in which case I would argue that
> permission need be obtained for both use of the article and use of
> the poem or lyrics?

Yes, it differs.

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Mike Holderness
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