Do I need any permission to use a validated questionnaire that is widely avaliable in the public domain?

Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha @Yogarabindranath_Swarna_Nantha

11 November 2014 1 6K Report

I was wondering if I need to get permission from the principal investigator to use a questionnaire that is widely available in the public domain and published by the same researcher. If the questionnaire is thus available so widely, do I need to get permission so that I don't violate any copyright laws?

Ali Tarhini

You don't have to, but you have to mention in your manuscript where you adopt these questions from.

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