Fair-Use Guidelines

The term ‘Fair-Use Guidelines’ refers to the policies NavPress uses to determine whether or not you need written permission from NavPress to produce or publish your work using our copyrighted material. To determine fair use, please carefully review the information below, and if your request falls within our Fair-Use Guidelines, written permission is not necessary, and you may proceed with your project, provided you use a proper copyright notice as indicated below. If you feel your request is not in compliance, or you have additional questions, please fill out this Permissions Questionnaire.

BOOKS

1. NON-COMMERCIAL (NON-SALABLE) USE
   Permission is granted to quote up to 500 words or 2 pages from any single title provided it does not comprise 10% or more of your completed work.
2. CLASSROOM, SMALL GROUP, EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITH FEWER THAN 50 PARTICIPANTS
   Permission is granted to copy excerpts of up to 5 pages provided portions are not sold to participants.
3. COMMERCIAL (SALEABLE) USE
   Permission is granted to quote up to 250 words for commercial purposes so long as it is not used for a stand-alone product, not quoting an entire chapter of the book, nor comprises 5% or more of your completed work.
4. ART/ILLUSTRATION USE
   Requests to quote books for artistic usage are considered on a case-by-case basis. If you are requesting permission to quote a book for any artistic/illustrated works, such as photographs, paintings, cards, drawings, maps, graphs, etc., you must fill out this Permissions Questionnaire.
5. COPYRIGHT NOTATION
   

   If your request falls within these guidelines, you do not need written permission from Tyndale and there are no fees, but you must apply the proper copyright notice, which you can find below.

   
   

   TYNDALE TITLE:
   Some content taken from (Title) by (Author). Copyright © (Copyright Year). Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

   NAVPRESS TITLE:
   Some content taken from (Title) by (Author). Copyright © (Copyright Year). Used by permission of NavPress, represented by Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

   FOCUS ON THE FAMILY TITLE:
   Some content taken from (Title) by (Author). Copyright © (Copyright Year). Used by permission of Focus on the Family, represented by Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

If your request falls outside these guidelines you will need written permission from NavPress. Due to the alliance with Tyndale, NavPress permissions will be granted from Tyndale on behalf of NavPress. Fees may apply in some cases that are not within fair-use limits and are determined based on the amount of material used, the distribution of that material, and whether it is for commercial or non-commercial use. All fees are established to protect our copyrighted material.

If you need written permission, or still have questions, please fill out this Permissions Questionnaire. The more details you provide about your project, the quicker we can process your request.

Fill Out a Permissions Questionnaire

We ask that you avoid calling to inquire about your request, as this tends to delay the permissions process.

THE MESSAGE

The Message is not a study Bible, but rather a reading Bible. It is a version of Scripture translated by Eugene H. Peterson and published by NavPress Publishing Group. The verse numbers, which are not in the original documents, have been left out of the print version to facilitate easy and enjoyable reading. The original books of the Bible were not written in formal language. The Message tries to recapture the Word in the language we use today.

1. FAIR USE
   

   The text of The Message may be quoted in print or eBook form, up to and inclusive of 500 verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided that the verses quoted do not account for more than 25 percent of the work in which they are quoted, and provided that a complete book of the Bible is not quoted.

   Quotations in excess of five hundred (500) verses or twenty-five percent (25%) of the work, or other permission requests, must be approved in writing by Tyndale House Publishers. Send requests by email to permission@tyndale.com or through the Permissions Questionnaire.

2. COPYRIGHT NOTATION
   

   When The Message is quoted, one of the following credit lines must appear on the copyright or title page of the work:

   When The Message is being used exclusively:

   All Scripture quotations are taken from The Message, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers.

   When multiple translations are being used in the same project, each verse quoted must be followed by (The Message) and the following reference credit must be included:

   Scripture quotations marked MSG are taken from The Message, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers.

   When multiple translations are being used but the majority will be taken from The Message:

   Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from The Message, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries.

3. NON-SALABLE MEDIA
   When quotations from The Message are used in non-salable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, newsletters, transparencies, or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but (The Message) must appear at the end of each quotation.
4. ARTWORK
   

   Quotes from The Message used with graphic designs including T-shirts, book covers, posters, bumper stickers, banners, greeting cards, billboards, or other artwork, must be clearly detailed in writing on our Permissions Questionnaire before permission may be granted. In the questionnaire, please provide a list of which specific product types you want to sell, as well as pricing for each product.
   Please include the following information in your request:

   1. What product types are you planning to sell
   2. What will the retail price be for each product
   3. How many units of each product are you hoping to sell in the next 5 years
   4. What percentage of the product is made up of The Message quotations
5. ONLINE PLATFORMS/AUDIO
   If you wish to use The Message for any online/audio production, please fill out our Permissions Questionnaire to discuss next steps.
6. FURTHER GUIDELINES
   

   All material quoted from The Message must be done so accurately, including punctuation, capitalization, italics, etc. Tyndale must be made aware of any intended deviation in style, in writing, prior to publication.

   Permission given by Tyndale House Publishers for the use of text from The Message applies to the specific use requested. Any other use requires a separate request for permission. If you have been granted permission for use of text from The Message, you may not pass permission on to another person.

   Permission to quote from The Message in projects produced for sale that are not within fair-use limits may be accompanied by a fee.

   If you need written permission, or still have questions, please fill out the Permissions Questionnaire. The more details you provide about your project, the quicker we can process your request.

Fill Out a Permissions Questionnaire

We ask that you avoid calling to inquire about your request, as this tends to delay the permissions process.