Getting permission

If you are not licenced to use a work or you are not able to use one of the copyright exceptions then permission to use copyrighted materials must be gained from the copyright holder.

A person can give permission if they are:

If in doubt refer to the publisher/production company.

In order to apply for permission to use materials you will need to know the following information:

Based on the above information the copyright holder will decide whether to grant permission and how much to charge.

You can download and adapt the letter template below to request permission to reuse content.