Feb 06 2009
Making the ‘Rights’ Choice, Part 2
Now that you have some experience in using the Internet for finding the copyright holder’s point of contact (See the previous post, “Making the ‘Rights’ Choice”), let’s try finding one more.These are the facts we have:
Article: “Onstage Magic with Water” by Mel Gussow
Source: The New York Times, 7/28/88, pp. E1, E3
A Google search for “New York Times permissions” brings up these two links:
The New York Times>Member Center>Site Help>Customer Service
“To request permission to use a New York Times article and/or photograph, … It is necessary to obtain permission for all uses of New York Times articles…”
PARS International Corp - New York Times Reprint Services - Products
“Authorized permission is always necessary when using New York Times content for photocopying, republication or redistribution and for all uses in electronic …”
Clicking on the first link http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/permission.html brings up a Customer Service FAQ page. Skimming the page reveals three relevant facts:
1. Use of NY Times materials requires permission.
(We already knew this.)
2. If materials are credited to another source, such as Associated Press or Reuters, contact the other source for permission. (Our article is credited to the NY Times so this won’t be a problem.)
3. “Rights to use current articles (text only) in most contexts may be obtained instantly by following the “Reprints & Permissions” link to right of most articles on The New York Times on the Web.”
(Oh, Oh! Our article is from 1988! This site won’t help us get permission for the Gussow article.)
Let’s try the second link, http://www.nytreprints.com/
The first choice is for Reprints. Reading the explanation tells us this is not what we want, either. But directly underneath the Reprint box is a link called “Article Permissions Request.” This sounds more like it. Clicking on this button brings up a screen with an online form, just like we had for Crossing Press on the previous post.
Since we’re not completing any forms yet, simply copy the e-mail address for PARS onto your spreadsheet. If you click on the Contact link at the top of the PARS form page, you will bring up the mailing address and phone numbers for PARS. Add this information to your spreadsheet, too. (If you’re not sure what spreadsheet I’m talking about, click on my page Asking For Permissions, Steps 1 & 2, then go the link for Step Two: Off to Work We Go.)
Congratulations! You have successfully found the copyright holders for two articles! You’re on the road for requesting your first two permissions!
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