NorthBay biz  Reprint Permission Policy

Articles
All contents of NorthBay biz are copyrighted. A few articles in NBB are
copyrighted by their authors. In those cases, permission to use the material must be obtained from the individual authors. All other material is copyrighted by NorthBay biz

All material requires permission before being photocopied/reprinted. All requests to use material from NorthBay biz must be made in writing. Please use the attached form.

Links
 All contents of NorthBay biz are copyrighted. We encourage companies that have related stories published in NBB to create a link that point to the appropriate story on the NBB web site. Permission is granted for this.  We also will allow the posting of the first paragraph (as a lead in) of the story to be posted on your site with a link to NBB for the completion of the article.

Photos
Illustrations and photographs appearing in NorthBay biz are property of the magazine. Permission to reproduce artwork or photos must be granted by NorthBay biz and/or the artist or photographer.

If the requestor supplied art or photos, or if NorthBay biz incurred no expense in obtaining them, permission will generally be granted at no charge. NorthBay biz Photography will be available as a complete disc of the photo shoot and will be available for purchase (Royalty Free / not for resale) after it has been published for a fee of $200. Individual photos will be available for $75. NorthBay biz and the photographer retain full usage and resale rights to all photos.

Miscellaneous
The NorthBay biz  logo is trademarked and may not be reproduced.
When permission to use an article is granted, a credit line shall appear in a box on the front page on all reproductions that reads:
© (year) NorthBay biz, 3565 Airway Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
Reprinted by permission from the (month/year)issue of NorthBay biz magazine.

**Every copy reproduced must carry the credit line given above.**







Types of Uses and Associated Costs

Individuals wishing to distribute single copies of an article for internal use (within their own company) will be permitted to do so free of charge upon receipt of permission request form.

Nonprofit uses(such as in free or minimally charged conferences) will be permitted free of charge upon receipt of permission request form.

Educational institutions may use articles as study material. In courses for which students are charged tuition, there will be a charge of $35 per article, per course, per semester.

Conferences, seminars, and workshops for which registration fees in excess of $50 are charged will be charged a fee of $35 per article, per use.

Promotional/informational uses: A firm wishing to reprint articles for handouts to clients and prospective clients will be charged a fee of $35 per article except when the company has materially assisted in the preparation of that article. Four color copies (as it appeared in the magazine, without advertisements) are available, Please contact  April at 707-575-8282 for costs and options.

In-house newsletters are permitted to use material at no charge.

Instructions for requesting photocopying/reprint permission.

1. Complete the reprint permission form.
2. Fax the Form to 707-546-7368
3. Upon receipt of the request, NorthBay biz  will determine who holds copy-right. If NorthBay biz holds copyright the requestor will be notified of any charges; upon receipt of payment NorthBay biz will send the requestor a letter granting permission to photocopy/reprint the article. If copyright is not held by NorthBay biz an effort will be made to reach the author to gain permission on the behalf of the requestor. In some cases the author may wish to speak directly to the requestor.