2006-08-12 21:52:02 · 6 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, if the song is copywrited and under valid protection. Have a patent attorney check it out first. For sure the book publisher will.
2006-08-12 21:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under most conditions no. However, if the song is old enough (we are talking centuries here), or the publishing company has bought the right to use that song (either permanently or just in relation to the book title), than it is acceptable.
2006-08-13 04:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by Gatsby Follower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of bad advice here. You can not copyright a title. For example, there are MANY songs with the same title, and they are different songs. Same thing with books.
2006-08-14 05:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by jumpingrightin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it'd be illegal, but it depends on the title. It might be illegal, but it would be likely hard to make it stick.
For instance, on my iTunes the song playing right now is Depeche Mode's "People are People". Now if you write a book and title it "People are People", no one's going to give it a second thought.
So I'd say go for it as long as you've got plausible deniability. Unless the content of the book is detrimental to the copyright holder of the song, no one will really care...
2006-08-13 04:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by CrispyEd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phew, finally, jumpingrightin had it pretty close. If the title is trademarked (which can be done for a series), then you have a problem. If it is a short title, you are probably OK. If it is a title that is a paragraph long, it gets more complicated...
2006-08-15 23:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by lawtech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU NEED PERMISSION FROM THE WRITER
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2006-08-13 05:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by alice b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋