: How to get permission for using software screenshots in book? I am writing a book which includes a review of old software and I would like to add a couple of screenshots for some of them.

I am writing a book which includes a review of old software and I would like to add a couple of screenshots for some of them. How do I go about this legally or, alternatively, does this qualify as "fair use", without need for any explicit permission?

Have any of you already encountered this situation before?

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@Frith254

Beware: Here are no lawyers!

Fair use includes commentary, criticism, teaching. So I guess you would be safe.

Especially in "the absence of a free alternative" as Wikipedia puts it for its own screenshots.

Beware: I'm not a lawyer!

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@Sent2472441

Simply write to the publisher or author, you will usually find the appropriate contact information in the about screen. They will more than likely grant you permission.

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