Rights & Permissions

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Permission for Course Use

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Copyright Clearance Center
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Permission for Republication

If you wish to reproduce in another publication material copyrighted by Penn Press, you may complete our Online Permission Request Form or else you may print out our Reprint Permission Form, available in PDF format. After completing the printed PDF form, you may mail or fax it to the attention of:

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For more information on copyright and related matters, visit these sites:

U.S. Copyright Office
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Archiving and Digital Repositories

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