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'Permission' means to have the copyright holder's consent to re-use their work. It can take several forms and seeking permission from the copyright holder is often not necessary.
'Permission' means to have the copyright holder's consent to re-use their work. It can take several forms and seeking permission from the copyright holder is often not necessary.
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No permission needed
These works do not require permission for re-use:
work in the public domain
work with a CC Zero licence
work that is not covered by copyright (such as factual information)
This is a legal defence
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You do not need to follow the terms of a licence where you are using material under the fair dealing principle with one of the copyright exceptions and limitations (see guidance from Sheffield)
This is permission
This is permission
works licensed under Creative Commons come with a range of explicit permissions
works licensed under blanket licences such as the CLA Higher Education licence, the ERA+ licence and Ordnance Survey licences also have explicit permissions
If your proposed use of the work does not fall under the terms of the licence or the other scenarios outlined on this page contact the copyright holder, explain your proposed use, and seek permission in writing (note that no response does not mean you have consent). Remember to keep a copy of the correspondence. See:
Moore, Helen; O'Neill, Kate; Johnson, Andrew (2024). Managing third-party copyright in open publications. The University of Sheffield. Report. https://doi.org/10.15131/shef.data.27188517.v1
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