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03-23-2008, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by NightOwl
Does anyone know how this works for song titles/lyrics?
I don't know if anyone's read Morvern Callar by Alan Warner, or High Fidelity by Nick Hornby, but those books are packed with musical references. I can't imagine that the writers or their publishers would have run around getting permission from all the songwriters/bands involved, so does that mean it's always ok to use snippets of songs or song titles? When might it not be?
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It's never ok to use lyrics without permission. |
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03-23-2008, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sam Winchester
Thanks for clearing that up, Valeca. I was beginning to wonder. Just for the record, are there any unbreakable rules to consider when dealing with this kind of thing? You've said that using lyrics and quotes is okay. What, then, isn't? Is there one certain thing that you mustn't do? Thank you.
Sam.
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You're welcome, Sam. There are definitely unbreakable rules when it comes to copyright but you'd have to look up specifics as they pertain to your work.
To clarify, though, I didn't say anything relating to lyrics. I'm not as familiar with the copyright of lyrics as they are often licensed out. You'd have to ask someone more knowledgeable about anything relating to them. I'd trust what Mike C says and not use any lyrics without specific permission from the proper sources. |
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03-23-2008, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by lin
And two brands you should stay away from are 7-11, who react violently to any depiction (Why you never see a 7-11 store in a movie) and Disney, who protect their squeaky clean branding like a Pit Bull guards a bone.
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I guess 7-11 were lucky (unlucky?) those A-rabs didn't decide to make their flight into history two months earlier.
Imagine the lawsuits.
Hey, there's a great idea for a story! C'mon, all the John Grisham wannabes, what're you waiting for?
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Last edited by The Backward OX : 03-23-2008 at 08:09 PM.
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03-24-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Selorian
Off Topic:
Showing my age here, but wasn't 7-11 the store Bill and Ted stood in front of in 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'? Which, btw, may explain things.
Edit: Showing my age again, my memory is failing-it was a Circle-K store.
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Showing your age agin I believe there was a 7-11 in Wargames |
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