Mike UK copyright published material extends to 70 years from the death of the author. The sort of use you're talking about may be covered by the 'fair dealing' provision which does allow an exception'for the purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose ... provided it is accompanied by a sufficient acknowledgement of the source'. A bit of googling will bring up quite a few guidance sheets as to the best way to approach all this. This is a good one: http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p27_work_of_others#fair_dealing Best Llotd On 19/02/2013 03:26, Mike Boyd wrote: > During various trips to the UK since 2004, I have collected quite a bit of material on Boyd families. When I include any of this material into a Family Chapter of “Clan Boyd of Scotland” I have given the text I have used the full citation, so that readers can go back to that Book/publication. > > I have sent some of this copied material to be published in our quarterly magazine – so do I need to get the written permission of the Author or Publisher? Or can I just cite the source that I am using, along with my own comments on hte information provided. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message