Permitted use of copyright material : Not all uses of copyright material are prohibited. Copyright is the exclusive right to do or to authorise someone else to do certain acts: so if the owner of the copyright gives permission – licenses the activity – there will be no question of infringement. The difficulty may lie in determining what use has been licensed.

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Any person who intends to make single or multiple copies of a published literary work may apply to the copyright owner for permission to do so. The application should be made to the publisher who would normally have authority to grant permission, but if he is not able to do so, he would certainly be able to advise who had that authority. Permission would not normally be withheld and the user would be informed of the terms on which the permission would be granted.