I am writing a book which includes taking direct quotes from other books and websites but changing key phrases to come up with a parody of the original. Do i use the standard method of endnotes and footnotes or do I need a phrase such as "this is a parody of...." prior to referencing the source?
thanks
2006-09-23 13:54:05 · 3 answers · asked by pstevan2 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I am not a lawyer, but I think that parody is generally not subject to copyright infringement and doesn't require citations or permissions. If what you are parodying isn't already familiar to your readers it won't work as humor anyhow; it's like having to explain a joke to cite what you're parodying.
2006-09-23 15:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen this done with footnotes or anything, but if the parody is far enough away from the original, oftentimes the quote is just left alone, especially if the original quote is well known (for example, changin "All you need is love" to "All you need is candy", I doubt that you would need to cite The Beatles song as your source). For more obscure quotes, I'm not sure... perhaps try emailing a publisher or editor to see what they would recommend, or ask you local librarian if he or she can point you in the right direction.
2006-09-23 14:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
paraphrase.
2006-09-23 14:01:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋