Hi,
I'd like to incorporate some lyrics from a commerically released song in my book. Not many. Just a line or two. Does anyone have any idea of the legal ramifications, please?
What are the laws governing this? How much can you include (is it a number of words, or lines, or a percentage of the entire song's words?), if anything, before you infringe upon copyright? Surely you can quote something without it being illegal - the question is how much?
I know the easiest thing is simply not to do it, but there's a particular point to their inclusion.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks.
Steve
I'd like to incorporate some lyrics from a commerically released song in my book. Not many. Just a line or two. Does anyone have any idea of the legal ramifications, please?
What are the laws governing this? How much can you include (is it a number of words, or lines, or a percentage of the entire song's words?), if anything, before you infringe upon copyright? Surely you can quote something without it being illegal - the question is how much?
I know the easiest thing is simply not to do it, but there's a particular point to their inclusion.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks.
Steve