Article Reprints and Booklets Licensing
What is licensing and why do I care?
My written and spoken works are my intellectual property. I own all the various rights: reprint, teaching, lecturing, distribution, spoken, broadcast, derivative, merchandising, etc. If you want to use some of my rights you have to ask me and in a number of occasions pay for the rights you want. If you don't get my consent, you may be committing copyright infringement. I can then sue for damages and you could be required to pay a hefty find and perhaps service prison time. It's safer to secure my permission instead. See below for a Q & A.
1. If I buy your e-book can I print copies from it? You may print one copy for yourself, but not more copies to share with others. That deprives me of income from further sales.
2. Can I turn your print book into an e-book and sell copies of it? NO, you need a license from me to publish in a new format. Otherwise it's theft.
3. Can I buy your e-book and by changing your wording to mine create my own book. No, that's a derivative work and without my permission, it's copyright infringement.
4. Can I lift/copy photos from your blog and/or website to use on Facebook, Twitter, my blog, my web site, community forums? No. I take my own photos and I own them. Once created they are copyrighted. You must ask permission to use anyone's photos.
5. May I teach classes or seminars or lecture to groups using your seminar manuals? I teach from my manuals. If you want to go into "competition" with me rather than hire me, you will need a license from me.
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For an extra fee - in addition to the price of the publication - you are welcome to purchase any of the titles on this site for publication or reprinting. Just ask me for a distribution license. crisiswriter@gmail.com. (You may not copy, print, post online, or distribute without my permission and license arrangement.
Most of my booklets, seminar manuals, reports and article reprints may be licensed for distribution:
- in other languages: french, italian, spanish, german, etc.
- in other formats: e-booklets, calendars,
- as customized versions,
- in classroom teaching or training situations,
- other.
Please contact me with your proposal of what you intend to do with the booklets: Licensing inquiries and requests.
Most of these titles are available for you to use as giveaways or to sell, in quantity, at a volume discount. But you must first have my written permission and remit payment. For descriptions, see the page on which each book, booklet, report or article is featured.
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