Divisions and Committees
AAP Core Copyright Committees

Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee

Mission

The AAP Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) has primary responsibility for education and training programs in the subject areas of copyrights and permissions. Past programs have included:

• GATT Restoration, Legislation
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Publishing on the Internet
• The "Nuts and Bolts" of Copyright and Permissions
• Interlibrary Loan
• Photo Research
• The Copyright Office CORDS Project
• Multimedia Guidelines
• Distance Learning
• Electronic Reserves
• Accessibility Issues

The Committee also provides appropriate input to the AAP Copyright Committee on matters specifically relating to rights and permissions (such as campus copyright compliance) and takes on special projects at the request of the Copyright Committee.

The RPAC is comprised of approximately 20 committee members who work in the area of copyrights, licensing and/or permissions. Participation on the Committee is only open to AAP members and there are no term restrictions on membership. The Committee meets every 8-10 weeks, usually at the AAP New York office.

Committee Membership

Tips to Consider When Requesting Permission to Use Copyrighted Literary Works

Permission Department Contacts

Rights and Permissions Resources

Publications

The New and Updated Copyright Primer: A Survival Guide to the Copyrights and Permissions Process developed and written by members of the AAP Rights and Permission Advisory Committee ©2000 SOLD OUT - A revised edition will be available shortly

Copyright Primer PowerPoints
The AAP Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) is pleased to announce the Copyright Primer PowerPoints. Building off the success of their 2000 publication, The New & Updated Copyright Primer: A Survival Guide to Copyright and the Permissions Process, AAP has created a PowerPoint presentation to help those asked to give a presentation on copyright. To view or download the presentation (in PDF) please click here. You will need Adobe Acrobat to access the presentation.

For more information contact:

Kate Kolendo

kkolendo@publishers.org

212-255-0200 x226