Do not assume you can copy a PERC or NPGA brochure into your newsletter or website. Check that item's reuse terms or get permission for your planned use. Fair use depends on the facts. There is no fixed word count that makes copying legal.
Does a download give us reprint rights?
Access and reuse are separate questions. PERC's catalog lists its family safety pamphlet as a consumer resource. This page does not grant a blanket right to copy it, or any other group's work, into marketing.
The Copyright Office explains fair use and advises getting permission when in doubt. Editing someone else's work does not by itself give you rights in a new version. A credit line does not replace the right to copy.
How should we clear a resource?
Our advice is to keep a small permission file:
- Name the exact item, edition and rights holder.
- Read the terms for your planned use and audience.
- Ask for written permission if the terms are unclear.
- Save the reply, credit wording, edit limits and any end date.
- Have the safety lead check the final material and the editor check the rights.
These are editorial controls, not a legal ruling about a specific work.
What can we do while we wait?
Our advice is to write a brief original introduction and link to the official resource. Have the safety lead check that text too. Do not copy the safety instructions into a new layout and assume that solves the rights or safety question.
Keep permission with the approved edition so the next writer can find it. If the resource changes, check the rights and safety review again.
See duty to warn and customer newsletter email rules. This is US background, not legal advice, a reprint license or safety clearance.