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Thank you for your interest in extending A Course in Miracles. The Foundation for Inner Peace is the original, scribe-authorized publisher of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) since 1975. Our mission is to publish, distribute, and discuss the Course in a spirit of Love and support for every student who seeks its teachings.
The 2nd and 3rd English Editions of A Course in Miracles are fully under copyright, as are all non-English translations and all materials published by the Foundation. To request permission to quote from A Course in Miracles, please review this page and complete the request form.
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Permissions Policy & Procedure
All Course material published by the Foundation for Inner Peace after the first edition of A Course in Miracles (the “Criswell Edition,” 1975) is under copyright. Only the Criswell Edition was placed in the public domain in the United States only, and its registered copyright (No. A693944) was voided.
Materials protected by copyright include: the Clarification of Terms and Preface, the two supplements, Psychotherapy and Song of Prayer, the added material and unique numbering in the Second Edition, the Combined Volume Third Edition, and all current and future translations. The Gifts of God and all of Helen Schucman’s unpublished writings are also protected by copyright.
Regarding Translations of A Course in Miracles
Under copyright law, all translations are derivative works and, therefore, all current and future translations are protected by copyright and require the Foundation’s permission, regardless of which edition or manuscript is used as the source. In 1982, Kenneth Wapnick and William Whitson established clear guidelines for managing all translations of the Course and the supplements, ensuring each translation reflects fidelity to the style and meaning of the original.
“Nevertheless, a good translator, although he must alter the form of what he translates, never changes the meaning. In fact, his whole purpose is to change the form so that the original meaning is retained.” (ACIM, T-7.II.4:3-4)
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