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Permissions for Profit

Please note: This course is only available as an In-Company programme which can be tailored to your organisation. Please call us on 020 8874 2718 or complete this form to discuss your requirements.

If you ever have to grant permissions for books or journals, this course offers essential advice, practical experience and useful feedback. It will alert you to the rights of the publisher and the author, and will foster good working practice in the granting of permissions. You will also be able to compare what you do with other publishers, particularly in controversial areas such as fees and fair dealing.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you should be able to:

grasp the basics of UK and US copyright law
define the difference between publishing rights and copyright
process permissions, have clarity on how much to charge and know how to chase payments
understand the implications of new copying methods
decide when to refuse permissions.

Who will benefit from this course?

Anyone involved in granting, administering and recording permissions.

Programme

Publishing rights
Reversion
Copyright
Moral rights
Processing permissions, record keeping, the back list, acknowledgements
How much do you charge? Minimum fees, charities, picture fees, tax
Practical exercises and feedback
The Copyright Licensing Agency
New copying methods
Braille, BBC, merchandise, poetry readings and talking books.

Your Tutor

Kevin Stewart is a full-time publishing contracts consultant at Contracts For Publishing Ltd, working with an extremely diverse client list, including Simon & Schuster UK, Hodder Education, Rily Publications, Lawpack and the Poetry Archive. He has been a regular tutor for The Publishing Training Centre for more than ten years. Kevin has contributed to the two standard reference texts on the issue of publishing copyright: Clark’s Publishing Agreements: a Book of Precedents and Publishing Law, 3rd Edition. He sits on the Publishers Association Rights Group, and has been closely involved with the Publishers Association in the establishment and negotiation of agreements with the BBC for its radio and television use of published extracts.

Note that most of our short courses can also be run as in-company events.

Duration: A one-day course

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