Permission to quote from general aerospace references like Niu, Bruhn, Roark, MIL Handbook & etc 2

[aerostress82]

Hello all,
Does anyone have any exact information about needing a permission to quote "general" aerospace references like Niu, Bruhn, Roark, MIL Handbook (& other similar aerospace textbooks/references)?

1) a. If you need this kind of permission, where/who would these need to be addressed to?
b. Do you have to pay to the original publisher of these books then?

If the pricing applies to these permissions;
2) a. What would the range of the prices be? (if you had any experience with this kind of work - ie, compiling a short/long stress analysis manual - pdf/Mathcad/Excel VBA)
b. How would the pricing be implemented? (Per equation/Per figure/Per chapter)


Thank you for taking time to respond. I sincerely appreciate the input. All the Best..

Spaceship!!


Aerospace Engineer, M.Sc. / Aircraft Stress Engineer with 7 years of experience
(United States)

 

[tbuelna]

Per the US Copyright Office:

"Copyright protection does not extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, title, principle, or discovery. Similarly, names, titles, short phrases, slogans, familiar symbols, mere variations of typographic ornamentation, lettering, coloring, and listings of contents or ingredients are not subject to copyright."

I think mathematical formulas would qualify as a "procedure", and would not be subject to US copyright. On the other hand, any original graphs/charts/images in a published document can be subject to US copyright protection.