PERMISSION-TO-QUOTE POLICY
FOR COMMERCIAL WORKS

1.   For purposes of this policy, “commercial” is defined as “relating to, or being connected with, the exchange of value, or the buying or selling of any article, goods, or property.” Accordingly, a “commercial work” is any work that is bought, sold, or exchanged for value.

2.   Any person may quote up to 1,000 words from The Urantia Book in any commercial work without the necessity of requesting or receiving permission from Urantia Foundation.

3.   Any person may quote between 1,001 and 5,000 words from The Urantia Book in any commercial work without the necessity of requesting or receiving permission from Urantia Foundation provided that:

a.  No more than 1,000 words taken from The Urantia Book are quoted at a time;

b.  For every one word quoted from The Urantia Book in a commercial work, the work has at least two words that are not quoted from The Urantia Book;

c.  The commercial work displays the following acknowledgment:

This work uses quotations from The Urantia Book, © 1955 Urantia Foundation, 533 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60614; +1-773-525-3319;  http://www.urantia.org; all rights reserved. The views expressed in this work are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Urantia Foundation or its affiliates.

Please place the acknowledgment on the copyright page or on one of the first few pages of any written or electronic work and in the credits of any non-printed media; and

d.  The person copying material from The Urantia Book does not revise, alter, or amend the inviolate text of the portions of The Urantia Book that are quoted.

4.   Any person who desires to quote more than 5,000 words from The Urantia Book in a commercial work needs to contact Urantia Foundation for permission. Please contact Urantia Foundation by telephone at +1-773-525-3319, or by e-mail at urantia@urantia.org, or in writing addressed to Urantia Foundation, 533 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60614.