Permissions Policy

OULD YOU like permission to reproduce material from my website? Please understand that your desire in itself  is a declaration that you have received benefit from my work. Therefore, it is fitting that you send me a minimum donation of $35 before I will consider your request for permission.

Note that academic tradition allows short, properly cited quotes in academic papers to be used without seeking permission from the source author or publisher.

Note also that, if you request to use material from this website in a business setting (e.g., school, hospital, business website, blog with advertising, etc.), I will require a royalty to be paid to me in proportion to the financial gain expected to result from your project. The amount of this royalty can be negotiated after I receive your initial donation.

In general, please keep this in mind about a royalty: if you or the institution for which you work will derive a monetary profit from my work, then why should I be expected to work for free? As Saint Paul said, “A worker deserves his pay” (1 Timothy 5:18).

 
PROCEDURE

1.	Use the payments page to make at least a $35 offering to this website.
2.	Use the Communications page to send your permission request. NOTE: Follow the instructions on the Contact Me page or you run the risk of your message being deleted as SPAM.

Without my express permission, any reproduction or distribution of material from this website is prohibited and will be considered a violation of applicable civil and divine law.

An unanswered request is to be considered a denial of permission.

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