Permission Cheat Sheet
| Text | Do I Need Permission? | What form do I need? |
| A single quote from a source that is more than 250 words | Yes. You must also include a credit line in the text. | Materials Permission Agreement |
| A single quote or more than 50 words from a newspaper, magazine or journal | Yes. You must also include a credit line in the text. | Materials Permission Agreement |
| Two or more quotes averaging 150 words each from a single source | Yes. You must also include a credit line in the text. | Materials Permission Agreement |
| All or part of poems or song lyrics | Yes. You must also include a credit line in the text. | Materials Permission Agreement |
| Anecdotes | Yes. | Materials Permission Agreement |
| Case studies based on interviews with a company representative | Yes. | Interview Permission Agreement |
| Other interviews | No, since consenting to talk with you implies that permission is granted. However, you must inform the interviewee of your reasons for the interview. If you are in doubt, you should have your interviewee sign a release. | If you choose to use a release use the Interview or Quote Permission Agreement |
| Company Information and Public Figures | No, but you should determine whether this information is relevant, necessary, and accurate. | N/A |
| Endorsements | Yes. | Endorsement Permission Agreement |
| Forewards | Yes. | Foreward Permission Agreement |
| Material deemed "Fair use" (minimal commercially insignificant portions of the text are copied, quoted, or paraphrased, for the purpose of comment criticism, illustration, or scholarship). | No, but you must give credit to the source of the information. | N/A |
| Material taken from other Wiley Publications. | Yes. You will need to include a credit line in the text as well. | Submit your request to Wiley's Permission Department in writing, either by fax at (201) 748-6008 or by conventional mail at John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Permissions Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Please visit our Permissions section for more information. |
| Materials taken from your own work previously published by Wiley | Depends on your agreement with the publisher, but in most cases you will need permission. | Submit your request in writing to Wiley at the fax number or address previously listed. |
| Personal Correspondence | Yes, you must get permission from the creator/initiator of the letter. | Interview or Quote Permission Agreement |
| Testimonials (about Wiley products) | Yes. | Testimonial Permission Agreement |
| Trademarks | No. Trademarks can be used as long as the use of the term refers directly to the actual product. | N/A |
| Figures, Tables, and Graphs | Do I Need Permission? | What form do I need? |
| Web Pages | Yes. Please see document for more detail | Web page Permission agreement |
| Photos, Cartoons and other Illustrations | Yes. | Depending on the type of illustration, you will need to use the:
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| Screen shots | Yes. | Screen shot Permission Agreement |
| Clip Art on CD | Yes. | Clip Art for CD Permission Agreement |
| Software | Do I Need Permission? | What form do I need? |
| 3rd Party Software (software obtained from a source other than yourself) | Yes | None. Your Permissions Editor will initiate the request for you. |
