Quoting or Naming People and Songs
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Quoting or Naming People and Songs
Do you think I should:
A: Just go for it (ask for forgiveness, not permission if it becomes an issue)
B: Mention the artist and song but not quote any lyrics
C: Mention the artist and describe the song enough that the reader could find it
D: Contact the artists for permission to use them in the book
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"As we were driving down the road, my favorite Toby Keith song came on the radio." <--This would be okay
"Toby Keith is an uneducated, redneck asshole who needs to stay out of politics and stick to poorly playing his guitar." <--This would not be okay.
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And actually, I'd bet there are a fair number of bluegrass folk songs in public domain, so you might just go looking for those and avoid the whole issue.
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As I understand it, any song once out in the air becomes public domain, it is like you being quoted without you even knowing where and when it occurred.
I am an inventor of a patented item. But I think it is imperative I have to reread on Copyright Laws.
...To delineate the times that lovers miss,
...A thousand dreams can't beat a single kiss.
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That being said, I am under the impression that an author have been allowed to write, "...and then they all sang Happy Birthday to their little sister." They would not have been allowed to actually write out the lyrics to the song.
*I think it is really important to note that the majority of songs and other intellectual works are not part of the public domain, unlike what was previously stated on this forum.
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It used to be, but the courts recently invalidated the copyright...Lincolnshirelass wrote: ↑20 Nov 2017, 06:04 I always thought you should never quote the lyrics of 'Happy Birthday to You' in a book, film, etc, as it was technically still in copyright, but someone has recently told me this is a fallacy ...
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On a side note, something to think about: when it comes to recorded music, the record companies only hold the copyrights to the specific recordings they've released. Live versions of the songs are owned by the artists unless it was commercially released. Bootlegging is entirely legal as long the particular artist is okay with it, and a lot are (just don't bootleg Metallica )