Permissions FAQs

The ISBN of the Penguin Random House book for which you are seeking permission to use
Total number of words (prose), total number of lines (poetry), size of illustration/cover in your publication (1/4 page, 1/2 page, 1 page, etc.)
Print run of your publication (please provide separate numbers for hardback, paperback & trade paperback, if applicable)
eBook circulation (how many people you expect to view or download your digital version)
Retail price (please list RP for all formats, if it differs)
Number of pages in your publication
Territories in which you will distribute your publication (please note, if you write “World”, we cannot guarantee we hold World rights, so may need to redirect you for some territories)
Language (please note, if you state “All Languages”, we may not be able to handle this on one licence and you may need to pay for each usage separately)
Title of your publication
Your publication date

Title of your production (working titles are fine)
Date of proposed broadcast
ISBN of edition you’ll feature in your production
Context of the usage (detail here is useful – scene descriptions, if the book will be held, etc.)
Your licensee name and address

- Print, eBook and/or audiobooks
- Props for TV, film and/or social media
- Broadcast
- Exhibition
- Photocopying*
- Setting to music
- Archival materials
- Other (for anything not covered above, use the ‘Other’ option in our form and we’ll get you to the right place)

*For requests for photocopying, if you’re based in the UK, we recommend you contact the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) in the first instance and if you’re based in the USA, the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)

If you are applying for a renewal of an existing permission licence, please make this clear in your request and include the licence number in the Notes section, if possible.

If the material you want to use is published by our sister company in the USA, Penguin Random House LLC, or in Canada by Penguin Random House Canada, you will need to apply for permission here: https://permissions.penguinrandomhouse.com/

If you have a more general enquiry about our books, please email us at: customersupport@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.

We endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible, though it may take us longer to respond during busy periods.

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of requests we receive on a daily basis, requests generally cannot be prioritised.

In the first instance, please check the copyright page to ensure that it is material published by Penguin Random House UK.

If yes, and your request to use material falls into one of the usage options on the online permission request form please email us: penguinpermissions@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk

Please include the ISBN for the specific edition you wish to reuse from. If the edition was released without an ISBN, please provide the year in which the particular edition was released, and an edition number if available.

If you require material from a selection of books, please submit one online permission request form for each book.

Please scroll up and double-check that all mandatory fields (those marked with an asterisk) have been completed before pressing submit.

If you : customersupport@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.

There are certain, very specific situations where you may be permitted to reproduce extracts of books without seeking permission from the copyright owner, including for research and private study and for criticism and review.

More information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright

Images are often used in our books with permission from other sources. Please check the copyright page and any credits in the book to see if the material in question is credited to another source; if it is, contact that party directly. If the image is not credited anywhere in the book, please submit a request using the online permission request form.

Copyright generally expires 70 years after the end of the calendar year in which the author dies.

Unfortunately, we cannot advise on legal matters relating to copyright. For these queries, you should visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office

The Fair Dealing exception allows a party to use a work without the copyright owner’s permission and without compensating the copyright owner for such use in certain circumstances. Copyright law identifies certain types of uses, including quotation, criticism and review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research as examples of activities that may qualify as a Fair Dealing.

We generally don’t determine if something is 'Fair Dealing', but may issue a Gratis licence if the usage warrants it. We advise that it's always best to request, just in case.

Unless your project is going to be published or released commercially, we wouldn’t expect to need to grant permission. If your written work is going to be accessible to a large number of people outside the remit of your course, we would advise getting in touch.

Penguin Random House UK Rights Department license US rights, translations, film, serial, audio rights of complete books and merchandising. Please direct your request to the appropriate Rights Department: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/work-with-us/rights-licensing-and-permissions/

Penguin Ventures is the licensing and consumer products division of Penguin Random House UK. They manage our portfolio of iconic literary brands and characters: Peter Rabbit, The Snowman, Spot, Flower Fairies and more, across product, experience and digital. For this, please email: rights-brandsandlicensing@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk