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Linking to BRINT Web Pages

Permission is given to all Websites to link to pages of BRINT Web Portals. There is no reason to send any e-mail messages or letters asking for permission to set up links to any Web pages of these Web sites. You are welcome to link to as many Web pages and articles as you want on BRINT.com, BRINT.net, BRINT.org, and associated Web sites.

Fair Use Quotes

The "fair use" obviously applies to this Website. If you are writing a review or commentary about BRINT Web site or any services that we offer, you are free to illustrate your review or commentary with one or more screenshots of the pages without special permission.

Also, you can quote any of the Web pages or articles copyrighted by BRINT Institute without special permission. Please attribute any such usage with credit to BRINT Institute, LLC and hyperlink to http://www.brint.org/ and also credit the specific publication and publisher as the specific case may be. Even though there is no rule that requires this, it would be nice if any quote was supplemented by a link to the full article on BRINT web site so that any interested readers can retrieve the complete article and the original context from which the quote was extracted.

Physical Reprints or Paper Publishing

Given our mission of educating worldwide professionals on business technology management issues, we also grant permission to reprint or make paper copies of any and all articles copyrighted by the BRINT Institute for personal and individual use. Please attribute any such usage with credit to BRINT Institute, LLC and hyperlink to http://www.brint.org/ and also credit the specific publication and publisher as the specific case may be. For all content for which the 'sole' copyright owner is one of BRINT Institute, 'fair use' permission is granted to all educators for making paper-based print copies for their courses and their students. For most major publishers interested in reprinting or adapting our content with full credits, we do provide needed copyright releases within 48 hours. For all such purposes of mass printing and circulation in print, please use the linked contact form and use the subject option for 'Reprint Request.'

Reproduction on Digital Media Such as CD-ROMs

On a case-by-case basis, based upon your electronic or written request, we also provide permission for digital and online reprinting of the contents of articles copyrighted by the BRINT Institute. Please attribute any such usage with credit to BRINT Institute, LLC and hyperlink to http://www.brint.org/ and also credit the specific publication and publisher as the specific case may be. Any digital or online reproduction for any type of electronic medium - excluding the activities covered above under 'fair use' - requires a written pre-authorization in absence of which such reprinting is treated as copyright infringement. For all such purposes of mass printing and circulation in print, please use the linked contact form and use the subject option for 'Reprint Request.' Exceptions are made for digital or online reproduction of very limited abstracts or 1-2 web pages for review or for inclusion in any type of educational activities and any types of educational material which are covered under 'fair use'.

On a case-by-case basis, based upon your electronic or written request, we also provide permission for reprinting of translations of the contents of any and all articles copyrighted by the BRINT Institute. For all such purposes of mass printing and circulation in print, please use the linked contact form and use the subject option for 'Reprint Request.'

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