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The Rez · 07-31-2005, 02:37 AM

Annie's counsel is true. A title cannot be copyrighted. If you wished to write a song called "Satisfaction" you could. In other words, the body of the work is what counts when it comes to infringement or, as the NY Times knows well now, plagerism.

I, personally, adore short stories. And, as you know, they are quite hard to write. Each word matters more than in a Tolstoy length novel.

You can also use a quote, if it is correctly attributed in footnotes. As in tunes, there is a limit to how much of a quote you may use w/o either permission or a fee to the copyright holder. In music, that has grown from seven notes to a full eight bars. Likely, literarly guidelines have become more lenient, also.

But, truly, I don't know regarding the written word as weel as I do with the song package. I do have a very close friend who extremely well versed in that subject, as that is her living. I'll contact her and see if I can get a more precise reply. Acctually, I can't even spell precise.

The Rez

07-31-2005, 02:37 AM	#3
The Rez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Balboa, CA, US of A Posts: 598	Annie's counsel is true. A title cannot be copyrighted. If you wished to write a song called "Satisfaction" you could. In other words, the body of the work is what counts when it comes to infringement or, as the NY Times knows well now, plagerism. I, personally, adore short stories. And, as you know, they are quite hard to write. Each word matters more than in a Tolstoy length novel. You can also use a quote, if it is correctly attributed in footnotes. As in tunes, there is a limit to how much of a quote you may use w/o either permission or a fee to the copyright holder. In music, that has grown from seven notes to a full eight bars. Likely, literarly guidelines have become more lenient, also. But, truly, I don't know regarding the written word as weel as I do with the song package. I do have a very close friend who extremely well versed in that subject, as that is her living. I'll contact her and see if I can get a more precise reply. Acctually, I can't even spell precise. The Rez __________________ I came to Love the Music Before I came to Be [Psalm 139:13]