Advice plz- Online reprint request

[staereo]

I have received an email requesting permission to 'reprint' my work online. Since my original usage rights spelled out print work and such, they need new permission for this. I'm not sure about what sort of rights or control of my work permission would authorize. I guess this is kind of open ended advice request. Clearly they want me to just sign and date this paperwork, then fax back. I apologize if this seems vague, I also am a little hazy. Here is the email. The '****' are put in where I am concealing private info. I will add my original usage rights in the next post, in case that helps with advice. Thanks in advance.


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February 25, 2008 URGENT


Bruce O'Bryan Photography
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RE: Electronic reprint permission for 6 ***** illustrations

To Whom It May Concern:

Originally, you granted our author, *(Author)*, permission to reprint the above referenced material in our 2007 publication entitled *(Name of Publication)*. I have included a copy of this permission grant for your reference.

***(Publisher)**** is creating a collection of electronic editions on various subjects from our previously published books. We are requesting permission to include the above referenced material in the collection on our controlled-access, password-protected website and only to those who purchase access to the site.

***(Publisher)**** publishes reference titles, academic and general interest books, texts, and electronic resources. The market potential for these products consists of high school and college teachers, librarians, and students, in both the public and private sectors.

Please email, fax, or send any necessary permission agreements needed for our signature to my attention at ****(Publisher)**** referencing: **(Author)**. We would appreciate a response within two weeks. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to your reply.

Thank you very much for your help.


****Name of person******
Project/eMedia Coordinator
Editorial Administration
***-***-**** ext. ****
Fax #: ***-***-****
***Email Address****


Approved: _____________________________________ Date: _____________


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[staereo]

Sorry for double posting like this, but I had to change computers and I didnt want to lose the post I wrote. Here is the original usage:

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Subject: "***************************" (Working Title) -Book, expected to be around 300 pages, first publishing planned at 1500 copies. Expected first publishing 2006/2007. Images desired for use in *****'s book are from Bruce OBryan's collection of images from ***** ***********. Six (6) images as titles on website are known as "***********", "***********", "***********", "***********", "***********", "***********".

Use Requested: The use granted herein is for non-exclusive limited worldwide rights to use these images in the book authorized by ***** ********* as mentioned in the subject section in this document. rights to incidental print use in promotion of same book are also granted. Rights to reproduce pages on which this material appears is granted so long as the reproduction of pages is not seperated from discussion or subject matter pertaining to the book. Images must accompany either the book (in whole or in part), or material in promotion or discussion of the book. No rights are granted for sale or reproduction of these images when seperated from the book (in whole or in part) or publications concerning the book. No rights herein may be transferred, or assigned in whole or in part. No other use rights are granted herein. All nonconforming use is billed against a minimum space rate. If the book lists cites or credits, a listing of my website, http://www.bruceobryan.com is desired, but not required.


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I've omitted all of the terms and conditions attached.

Again, thanks in advance for your help.

Bruce
(PS: I'm located in MA, USA)

[staereo]

I do beg for help here, I'm lost as to how to go about even gauging this sort of thing.

I dont know what sort of usage rights to write up for this sort of thing because its potential is very open ended. In addition, it's not just web publishing, its an ebook. I don't know if my material will be downloadable, or at what resolution ebooks even come. Or even if any of this is applicable when assigning rights to ebooks.

Please, someone has to have had a situation similar to this. I'm lost.

Thanks,
Bruce