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All materials contained in The Christian Science Monitor print and online editions are protected by copyright in the U.S. and other countries. This page contains information on how to request permission to reuse content from The Christian Science Monitor for your own purposes. Articles or photographs credited to a source other than The Christian Science Monitor (such as Associated Press, Reuters, or AFP), are likely owned by that source. Please contact them directly for permission to reuse their material.

Individuals
Articles from The Christian Science Monitor may be photocopied, and articles from csmonitor.com may be downloaded and printed on paper, for your own personal, non-commercial use only. We recommend using the handy “printer-friendly” format, which displays the copyright notices and the URL of the article. Otherwise, all copyright and other notices must be maintained. The materials may not be modified, distributed, retransmitted, or included, in whole or in part, in derivative works, except as described on this page. All reprinting, republishing, broadcast, web reposting, or other uses require written permission from The Christian Science Monitor. In some cases, the Monitor must refer you to another rightsholder.

Teachers and students
Teachers and students can make up to 50 photocopies of articles for one-time classroom use, including for student papers, class presentations, science fairs, debate or extemporaneous speaking teams, model United Nations classes or student organizations, or any other legitimate educational use. The Monitor copyright notice and our URL “www.csmonitor.com” must be legible.

For more than 50 copies, to use an article on more than a one-time basis, or to use it in a course pack, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center Academic Permissions Service at (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or via e-mail.

To reuse articles or photos in books, please contact the Monitor's Copyright Administration Department at (617) 450-3744 or via e-mail. In some cases, the Monitor must refer you to another rightsholder.

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Non-Profit Organizations
Non-Profit Organizations (schools, churches, neighborhood groups, 501(c)(3) organizations, and the like) can make up to 50 photocopies of articles for one-time distribution, free of charge, at public events and talks, fairs, meetings, etc. The Monitor copyright notice and our URL “www.csmonitor.com” must be legible.

For more than 50 copies, or to repost, reprint or otherwise reuse an article, please see the Permissions section below.

Obtaining instant re-use permissions and reprint licenses for articles from The Christian Science Monitor has never been easier. Simply order them online using Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink™ service. You can tell if an article is Rightslink enabled by looking for the button labeled:

Republish

Rightslink enables you to obtain and track permissions and reprints online:

• More information on Rightslink
• Set up an account

Discount pricing is available for organizations that register as non-profit with Rightslink. In addition to providing access to stories from the Monitor, Rightslink also gives you access to stories from a number of other publications, including The New York Times Company, USA Today, Dow Jones & Company, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Blackwell Scientific, CMP Media, and many others.

Scoop ReprintSource, a full-service custom reprint supplier, is The Christian Science Monitor's authorized reprint service. In addition to high-quality printed reprints, designed to your specifications, Scoop provides related products, including digital reprints and commemorative plaques. As mentioned above, articles featuring the Rightslink icon are also available for online reprint licensing.

Reprints are used in many ways:

• Internal Communications
• Professional Training
• Seminars
• Business Development
• Press Kits
• Investor and Public Relations Kits
• Trade Shows
• Promotional Materials
• Sales Literature
• Direct Mail

Choose from hard copy reprints, E-Prints (a Web-based reprint), or FameFrame™ mounting services. Or, take full advantage of your positive press and order all three.

For a free, no-obligation quote on your reprint product from Scoop ReprintSource, call Scoop today at 1-800-767-3263 or for a FREE QUOTE: http://www.scoopreprintsource.com/quote/quote.htm. For complete information visit Scoop online at www.scoopreprintsource.com.

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To request permission to reproduce copyrighted material from our print or online editions in ways not addressed by the above, or to ask general questions about our reprint policies, e-mail us (preferred) or contact:

The Christian Science Monitor
Attn: Copyright Administration
210 Massachusetts Avenue, P02-15
Boston MA 02115
phone: 617-450-2026
fax: 617-450-2031

Please include the following information along with your request:

• your name, organization, address, phone number, fax, and e-mail
• title and author of the article, or photographer's name and a description of the illustration or photo
• the name and date of our publication in which the item appeared, and URL where located on csmonitor.com if possible
• description of how you plan to use the item
• media in which you plan to use the item. Please be specific as to format. (Print: book, magazine, photocopies; Electronic: Internet, intranet, e-book, CD-ROM, DVD; Audio/visual, etc.)
• the length of time you want to use the item (how long will the edition be in print?)
• the circulation or number of copies you want to make
• the price you intend to charge for your product or publication
• the date of your event, or the deadline date for your publication
• any other information which might be helpful to us in considering your request

The Christian Science Monitor appreciates the growing Blogging community, and wants to be part of the conversation. Monitor stories have "permanent" URLs, and our stories back to 1981 are freely available without needing to pay or log in. Therefore, we ask that bloggers link to articles on www.csmonitor.com, rather than reproducing them on your blog. You may reproduce a paragraph or two of an article as an introduction to the link to that article. No further permission from us is required.

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Please read photo credits carefully. Only photos credited to “staff” photographers or writers are available for reuse or reprint.

If a photo credits AP, Reuters, AFP, or other agency, please contact that agency directly for reprint information.

Photos that are not attributed to either “staff” or an agency are the property of the photographer credited on the picture. We recommend that you try to locate the photographer or agency using Google or another online search engine.

If you are requesting prints of “staff” photos for personal use only, please e-mail us. Prints of selected Monitor photos for personal use are also available through Merlin-Net.

Editorial requestors, such as magazines, and news websites, can obtain photo permissions for Monitor “staff” photos from Getty Images Editorial. To reprint articles as well as photos, please call The Christian Science Monitor News Service at 617-450-2662 or e-mail us.

Daily newspapers: please contact the Photo Department.

For all other requests to reprint “staff” photos please e-mail us. Please include the following information along with your request:

• Photographer's name and caption or description of the photo
• The name and date of our publication in which the photo appeared, and URL where located on csmonitor.com if possible
• Media in which you plan to use the photo
• How you plan to use the photo
• The circulation or number of copies you want to make
• The price you intend to charge
• The date of your event, or the deadline date for your publication
• Your name, organization, address, phone number, fax, and e-mail
• Any other information which might be helpful to us in considering your request

To request permission to reprint or republish cartoons from The Christian Science Monitor, please contact us as indicated below:

If you would like to use the cartoon in a newspaper or magazine, please send an email to The Christian Science Monitor News Service:

If you would like to use the cartoon in any other way, please send an email to Copyright Administration

Please include the following information along with your request:

• your name, organization, address, phone number, fax, and e-mail
• title or caption of the cartoon
• the date on which you saw the cartoon on csmonitor.com
• media in which you plan to use the item
• the circulation or number of copies you want to make
• the price you intend to charge
• the date of your event, or the deadline date for your publication
• any other information which might be helpful to us in considering your request

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6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

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