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Printed, Visual and Electronic Uses:
Up to 1,000 verses (inclusive) from assorted books of the New Century Version® (NCV™) may be quoted in printed (e.g., book, brochure, magazine, newsletter, lesson outline), visual (e.g., film, videotape), and electronic forms (e.g., computer diskette, CD-ROM, on-line) without written permission, as long as the verses quoted do not amount to 50% of a complete book of the Bible and do not make up 50% or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.
These uses of the NCV must be acknowledged by an appropriate copyright notice as listed in Section II of this policy statement. Permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment.
Audible Uses:
Up to 250 verses (inclusive) from assorted books of the NCV may be quoted in audible (e.g., audio recording, sermons, radio and TV broadcasts) form without written permission as long as the verses quoted do not amount to 50% of a complete book of the Bible and do not make up 50% or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.
Use of the NCV on audio recordings (e.g., audio cassettes, CDs) must be acknowledged by an appropriate copyright notice, as listed in Section II of this policy statement, on the label of each copy of the audio recording. Permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment.
Musical Uses:
The NCV may be quoted in print or recorded music without written permission as long as the NCV text portion does not make up 50% or more of the total lyrics of the song.
Use of the NCV in print or recorded music must be acknowledged by an appropriate copyright notice, as listed in Section II of this policy statement. Permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment.
Quotations must conform accurately to the NCV text, including appropriate spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and special text formats.
Within 30 days following the printed, visual, electronic, audible, or musical use of the NCV, two complete copies of a work using quotations from the NCV (except for sermons, church bulletins, orders of service, Sunday School lessons, church newsletters, and similar works) must be sent to the following address: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Attn: Bible Rights and Permissions, 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37214-1000. In cases where NCV is used online, please provide the web page address by email.
Printed, Visual, Electronic, Audible and Musical Uses:
Use of the NCV text beyond the limitations of Section A above requires written permission. Requests for rights or permission should be made in writing (no e-mail) to Thomas Nelson Publishers, Attn: Bible Rights and Permissions, P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214-1000.
Requests should state (1) the exact portions to be quoted; (2) the estimated percentage of the total text of the work made up of the NCV text; (3) the use in which the NCV will be quoted (e.g. book, computer product, audio cassette, musical composition); (4) any material to be included in the work, such as additional text, illustrations, photos, etc.; (5) the purpose, number of copies or reproductions, and distribution of the use in which the NCV is quoted; and (6) the sale or lease price of the work, or other income to be received.
Any use of the NCV text must include a proper copyright notice or acknowledgment.
Works using NCV quotations must include one of the following copyright notices (whichever one is most appropriate) placed on the title or copyright page of a printed work, the credits of a visual work, or on the label of an audible work or accompanying a musical composition:
- Scripture taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
- Scripture quotations marked "NCV™" are taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
- All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Each printed copy of the song and each phonorecord of the song must display the acknowledgment:
Lyrics from the New Century Version®, copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.
In electronic media the Nelson copyright notice, "New Century Version®, Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.", must be displayed when the program or on-line address is initialized, along with the following notice:
"Bible text from the New Century Version® is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by Thomas Nelson Publishers, Attn: Bible Rights and Permissions, P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214-1000."
In addition, "NCV™" must appear on any print-out of verses.
When quotations from the NCV text are used in church bulletins, orders of service, Sunday School lessons, church newsletters and similar works in the course of religious instruction or services at a place of worship or other religious assembly, the following notice is to be used at the end of each quotation: "NCV™".
Scripture verses from the NCV may be used for crafts and novelties (such as calligraphy, ceramics, decoupage, key chains, magnets, needlework, plaques, t-shirts) without a written permission or fee. "NCV™" should be placed in parentheses after the Scripture. The complete NCV copyright notice (see Section II.A.1.) should also be placed on the front or reverse of craftwork where the full notice can be placed in an appropriate area as is artistically pleasing, or be included as a part of the packaging materials.
If the words "New Century Version®" or "NCV™" are displayed or featured prominently with a work, such as on a book cover, advertising of a product, or on the title page of any product in which the NCV has been used, approval from Thomas Nelson Publishers for such display is required prior to release of the product. A prototype of the book cover, advertising material, or title page is to be mailed or faxed to Thomas Nelson Publishers for review.
The translation of any portion of the NCV into another language without the express written consent of Thomas Nelson Publishers is prohibited.
Questions or requests for further information should be directed to:
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Attn: Bible Rights and Permissions
P.O. Box 141000
Nashville, TN 37214-1000
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