Fair Use
Please note these guidelines apply to both commercial and non-commercial use.
The NIV, TNIV, and NIrV text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses or less without written permission, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible, nor do verses quoted account for 25 percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted, and the verses are not being quoted in a commentary or other Biblical reference work. This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment, see ‘written use’ section below.
All quotations must be completely accurate to the text, including all appropriate punctuation, capitalization, etc. unless specifically approved to the contrary prior to publication.
Anyone who wishes to use the translations in its entirety must submit a request in writing with a self-addressed stamped envelope to receive our application through the mail, or submit a request electronically by using our permission request form.
Commercial
Commercial use is defined as the use of any product offered for sale, lease, rental or barter on any level, or use in advertising for the territories of the U.S. and Canada (North America).
Fees
Fees are determined based on the amount of material being used, the distribution of that material, and whether your usage is defined as commercial or non-commercial.
All of our fees are established to compensate our authors fairly for further use of their copyrighted material.
If outside this territory of the U.S. and Canada (North America), your permission request must be directed to:
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Spring, CO 80921-3969
Electronic
Rights and permission to quote ENTIRE TEXT in electronic format media intended for commercial use within the U.S. and Canada that exceed “fair usage," an email must be sent to zpermissions@zondervan.com to receive an application.
If you're not quoting the entire biblical text, please submit an electronic application by using our permission request form.
Video
Rights and permission to quote from the text in video presentations intended for commercial or non-commercial use must be directed to and approved by:
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3969
Lyrics
Rights and permission to quote NIV, TNIV, and NIrV text and apply to lyrics or musical compositions must be directed to and approved by:
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3969
United Kingdom, EEC and EFTA Resident – Permission Requests
Rights and permission to quote from the NIV, TNIV, and NIrV text in printed or electronic media intended for commercial use within the U.K., EEC, and EFTA countries that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to and approved in writing by:
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
338 Euston Road
London, NW1 3BH
England
Non - Commercial
Non-commercial use is defined as the opposite of the definition of commercial use given above and generally means free provision of the medium in which the NIV, TNIV, and NIrV text is used. Most usage by local churches would fall into this category.
All non-commercial requests must be directed to and approved by:
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3969
Audio or Electronic
Rights and permissions to quote from the NIV, TNIV, and NIrV in audio or electronic intended for non-commercial use which exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by:
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3969
Acknowledgment and Copyright Notice for NIV, TNIV, and NIrV:
Any quotation from the text must include copyright notice and acknowledgment.
Commercial or Non-Commercial Use of Maps
The following maps from the NIV, TNIV, and the NIrV Bibles were used by permission:
Solomon’s Jerusalem
Jerusalem During the Time of the Prophets
Jerusalem of the Returning Exiles
Jerusalem During the Ministry of Jesus
Passion Week
The City of the Jebusites
David’s Jerusalem
The Tabernacle
Solomon’s Temple
Zerubbabel’s Temple
Herod’s Temple
All permission requests for these maps must be obtained through Mr. Hugh Claycombe. Please submit your request to obtain his contact information to zpermissions@zondervan.com.
All other requests for maps must be submitted electronically by using our permission request form.
A fee of $100.00 for each map is applicable.
A. Written Use
Works using NIV quotations must include one of the following copyright notices (whichever one is most appropriate):
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Works using TNIV quotations must include one of the following copyright notices (whichever one is most appropriate):
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. TNIV®. Copyright© 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked (TNIV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. TNIV®. Copyright© 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. TNIV®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Works using NIrV quotations must include one of the following copyright notices (whichever one is most appropriate):
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION®. NIrV®. Copyright© 1994, 1996 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked (NIrV) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1994, 1996 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION®. NIrV®. Copyright © 1994, 1996 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
B. Church Use
When quotations from the NIV, TNIV, NIrV texts are used in such non-commercial media as church bulletins, orders of service, bulletin boards, posters not offered for sale, overhead projection transparencies not offered for sale, or similar media used in the course of religious instruction or services at a place of worship or other religious assembly, the following notice may be used at the end of each quotation: (NIV, TNIV, NIrV)
Zondervan handles the following types of requests:
Print—Commercial
Electronic/audio/video/film—Commercial
International Bible Society handles the following requests:
Print—Non commercial
International Bible Society
1820 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Special Notes for Authors:
If your intent is to have your book/work published by a publisher, you must have secured a publisher before we are able to grant you permission. We will need to know specific information about your publication plans, such as the name of your publisher, the print run, selling price, etc., before we can proceed with your request. Zondervan is not able to grant you permission to submit your manuscript to publishers.
If you are intending to self-publish your book/work, please indicate this information in the ‘publisher’ field.
Submit your request electronically by using our permission request form.
For further inquiries please email: zpermissions@zondervan.com.