For those of you wondering how far I am in my first draft of my novel, I just started Chapter 9. I feel good accomplishing this much so far. 
So here's my latest question. I know that using song lyrics requires permission, but not song titles only. What about movies? I see no problem with mentioning a movie by title, but what if you're briefly referencing a short movie scene and even quoting two or three lines from it? What's the copyright/permission rule with doing this?
Some of you may wonder why I'm even considering putting such a thing in my story. Well, I COULD try not to do that, but the movie I'm referencing makes my character think of the main problem he's facing in the story. I want to have something remind my character of the problem, just as he thinks he can forget about it. Even so, are there other techniques that can accomplish this?
So here's my latest question. I know that using song lyrics requires permission, but not song titles only. What about movies? I see no problem with mentioning a movie by title, but what if you're briefly referencing a short movie scene and even quoting two or three lines from it? What's the copyright/permission rule with doing this?
Some of you may wonder why I'm even considering putting such a thing in my story. Well, I COULD try not to do that, but the movie I'm referencing makes my character think of the main problem he's facing in the story. I want to have something remind my character of the problem, just as he thinks he can forget about it. Even so, are there other techniques that can accomplish this?
