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Our open copyright policy
To facilitate translations/adaptations of our materials, the Hesperian Foundation has an "open copyright" policy. This means that we will grant permission without charging any permissions fees, royalties, etc. to translate/adapt our materials so long as the following conditions are met:
- that your edition is distributed at no cost or for production cost only, that is, not-for-profit;
- that you allow others to reproduce/adapt your edition with no fees, royalties, etc. so long as they too do so at no cost or for production cost only, that is, not-for-profit;
- that you include full contact information for the Hesperian Foundation on the copyright page of your edition;
- that you send us three copies of the finished book (two for our library, one for the author);
- that you send us your contact information so we can post it on our website and provide it to people who want to find your edition; and
- that you keep us updated with your current contact information so we can send you corrections/updates etc. as they are generated for future editions or reprints of your book. If you wish to produce a commercial edition, i.e. one that will be sold for profit, containing any of our materials, you will need to write to us for permission. Without permission, you will be in violation of the international copyright laws.
