Rights (translations)

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If you are interested in obtaining permission to use copyrighted material, please follow the instructions below.

Book Permission Guidelines

If you are using less than 5% of the text from a book and it amounts to less than 10% of your complete work and it is not considered the core material from the book, you have permission to reprint the excerpt in your project free of charge. This excludes charts and illustrations, any commercial use, and any for of electronic use.We would ask that a credit line be given preferably on the page that the material is used: Title, Author, Copyright Date, Used by Permission of NavPress, All Rights Reserved. www.navpress.com (1-800-366-7788).

If you are using any charts or illustrations, core material, or  more than 5% of the book, a written request is required. If you are using any amount of content for commercial use or any type of electronic distribution, a written request is also required. Please send your request via email to permissions@navpress.com. Please include the title of the product, the author, the exact amount of material you wish to copy (including page numbers), the number of copies you would like to make, the purpose for the copies, and if you will be including the excerpt in a product for sale. Please fill out this request form and email it to permissions@navpress.com. All requests will be handled in the order received.

Fees will apply and are determined based on the amount of material used, the distribution of that material, and whether it is for commercial or non-commerical use. All fees are established to compensate our authors fairly for further use of their copyrighted material. Every effort will be made to respond as soon as possible or to accommodate specific due dates, but please allow 1-2 weeks.

These are general guidelines only. If you wish to include a portion of our copyrighted material, for example, in a product for sale, on or as part of any type of artwork, in a greeting card, on a website, in an email or download, on a website, on a T-shirt, or in a magazine, additional factors need to be taken into consideration. A written request is required. Please fill out this request form and email it to permissions@navpress.com. Please try to avoid calling to inquire about your request as this delays the permissions process. All requests will be handled in the order received. Response times may vary and depend on the number of incoming requests.

Before submitting your request, please pay special attention to the material you are requesting permission to use. NavPress cannot grant permission for any third party material (which is material used by permission of another source). You will need to contact the original publisher or author of the material to receive permission to quote any third-party or quoted material that appears in any of our publications.

Please send your request to NavPress Permissions or mail it to
 

Prayer Card Permission Guidelines

We do not allow an entire prayer card to be copied due to the fact that it is already available for purchase in a format that is affordable and easily distributed. If you wish to include the prayer card in a newsletter or email, it is preferred that you include a link to our website for that particular prayer card of interest instead. The reader can then view a PDF file of the prayer card and print a copy for his or her personal use. This printed file contains a watermark that prevents future copying.

If you wish to include only a portion of a prayer card in a newsletter, email, or bulletin, please send your request to permissions@navpress.com and include an approximate total number of pieces that will be sent. If you wish to translate a prayer card, please refer to our rights guidelines or send an email request.

Topical Memory System Permission Guidelines

The TMS is a complete memory system designed to work as a set. Each person should buy his or her own copy of the TMS. It is a great tool that will be useful for years to come. If it is not possible for everyone in a small group, for example, to purchase the TMS and those people decide to copy the verses, they do not have our permission to use the topic assigned to each verse.

If it is your desire to know if it is permissible to copy Scripture, please contact the Bible publisher for the version you plan to use. Typically on the copyright page of each Bible is information how many verses you can reprint without needing permission (usually 100-500 verses).

The Message Bible Permission Guidelines

The Message Rights and Permissions Guidelines for English-Speaking Countries

The following guidelines for permission to use published or unpublished text from THE MESSAGE, a version of Scripture translated by Eugene H. Peterson and published by NavPress Publishing Group.

1. You may quote up to 500 verses without written permission for non-commercial use only unless the verses quoted amount to

• A complete book of the Bible 

• 25% or more of the total text of your project
  

2. You must receive written permission to quote in a commercially sold product any portion of THE MESSAGE as described below:

•  101 verses or more
  

• An entire book of the Bible
  

• Text that accounts for 25% or more of the total project
  

3. For general requests to use THE MESSAGE, please use this General Message Questionnaire. If you would like to use THE MESSAGE electronically (i.e., iPhone application, online, downloads, emails, etc.), please use the Electronic Message Questionnaire. Please submit your request to rights@navpress.com.

4. Quotes from THE MESSAGE used with graphic designs, including T-shirts, book covers, posters, bumper stickers, banners, greeting cards, billboards, or other artwork must be clearly detailed in writing on a proposal form and sent to permissions@navpress.com before permission can be granted. This applies to all products that will be freely distributed as well as products that will be sold, leased, rented, or bartered.

• Permission to quote from THE MESSAGE in projects produced for sale may be accompanied by a one-time fee or annual royalty payment.
  

• The amount of the royalty payment or the one-time fee will be based on the number or words quoted from THE MESSAGE, the percentage of the total text of the project that is represented by quotes from THE MESSAGE, and the potential of the work to promote THE MESSAGE.
  

• Prior to use of text from THE MESSAGE in projects produced for sale, a signed contract will be required.
  

5. Prior to production, permission to quote text from THE MESSAGE in any advertisement for another product, organization, or service will require:

• Completion of proposal form
  

• An illustration of the ad layout
  

• A sample copy of the product being promoted

6. Proposal for permission to use text from THE MESSAGE in music must be accompanied by complete lyrics.

7. If your project falls in the "free" categories, or once you have received permission from NavPress, you must include copyright information for THE MESSAGE on the title page or copyright page of the project in which verses are quoted. 

• When numerous translations are quoted in the same project, each verse quoted from THE MESSAGE must be followed by "THE MESSAGE." The following reference credit must be included in the project:

"Scripture quotations from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group."

• When THE MESSAGE is the only Scripture being quoted in the project, the following reference must be included in the project:
  

"All Scripture quotations in this publication are from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group."

8. If you are quoting THE MESSAGE in non-commercial media (church bulletins, orders of service, bulletin boards, posters not offered for sale, overhead transparencies not offered for sale, or similar media used in the course of religious instruction or services at a place of worship or other religious assembly), the following notice may be used at the end of each quotation: "THE MESSAGE."

9. All material quoted from THE MESSAGE must be done so accurately, including punctuation, capitalization, italics, etc. NavPress Publishing Group must approve any deviation in style in writing prior to publication.

10. ONE complete copy of the project must be sent to NavPress Publishing Group within 30 days of its completion.

11. Permission given by NavPress for the use of text from THE MESSAGE applies to the specific use requested. Any other use requires a separate request for permission. If you have been granted permission for use of text from THE MESSAGE, you may not pass permission on to another person.

12. Questions or requests for further information should be directed to:

The following guidelines for permission to use published or unpublished text from THE MESSAGE, a version of Scripture translated by Eugene H. Peterson and published by NavPress Publishing Group, apply to both commercial and non-commerical uses. 

Magazine Permission Guidelines

NavPress’ two magazines, Discipleship Journal and Pray!, have separate permission requirements. Each article potentially could have different rights and permissions available. You may make up to 100 copies of a DJ article or Pray! article for noncommercial use to distribute to small groups, Sunday school classes, etc. The following credit must appear on the first page:

“Used by permission of Discipleship Journal (or Pray!). Copyright © (date of article), The Navigators. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved.”

If you desire to make more than 100 copies, please send your request in writing to permissions@navpress.com and include the exact title of the article, the author, and the issue date of the magazine, if known. Please also include the number of copies you would like to make, the nature of the copies (printed, electronic), and the purpose for the copies. You may also mail your request to:
 

 
An article excerpted from an author’s book or other work can only be copied with permission from the author or the publisher of the book, as we buy only First North American rights from our authors. If you wish contact an author, please submit your request to us in writing and we will do what we can to forward it to the author. We regret we are unable to give out contact information about our authors.

We do not own any of the artwork printed in Discipleship Journal or Pray! and cannot grant permission to use it in reprints.

Specific permission for any other purpose or use of any part of PrayKids! must be obtained by contacting us at permissions@navpress.com or
 

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