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Requesting PermissionA visual overview

The global church desperately needs

discipleship resources in their own languages,

that are effective in their own cultures. Most

discipleship resources that could be made

useful to them are under copyright with terms

of use that do not permit translation and

adaptation of the content.

Gaining access to a copyrighted, all rightsreserved resource is a lengthy, costly and

prohibitively complicated process (see

flowchart #1). For a believer in another part of

the world, who speaks a different language

and has no formal legal training, it effectively

prevents their use of the resource.

By contrast, the process for gaining legal

access to a discipleship resource releasedunder a Creative Commons Attribution-Share

Alike License such as those in the Door43

project, http://door43.org is simple, clear

and easily accomplished (see flowchart #2).

Disclaimer: The information in this document is provided for

general illustrative purposes only. Nothing herein constitutes legal

or professional advice. The information provided herein does not

replace a formal, legal opinion, and users who seek advice as to the

rights involved in any intellectual property licensing transaction

should consult with a licensed attorney.

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Can Iidentify the copyright

holder?

Do Iknow how to contact

them?

Can Icommunicate in their

language?

Am Iable to contact the copyright

holder?

Do I havethe IP knowledge to request

permission?

...extreme time lapse...

Do I get a response?

Didthey understand my

request?

Do Iunderstand their

contract?

Can Iafford the terms of the

contract?

Can Icomply with the

contract?

Can theresource be used without

translation (make a derivativework)?

Can theresource be used without

adaptation (context-ualization)?

Can Iprovide an independent back-

translation?

Can Itrack the translationwith forms for every

participant?

Can Icomply with the publisher'swork-for-hire agreement?

Do Iknow who owns the

translation?

Can Iprovide the finished product to

the author?

Write & submit request

Identify theresource we need

Where will we getthe resource?

Use existingresource

Create it

Resource cannotbe legally used

Resource canbe legally used

Process for gaining legal access to acopyrighted resource

Modify existingresource

Do I needto use the resource in waysthat excede the original

permissions?

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