if i want to write a book that has to mention 30 movie titles do i have to ask permission to use them?

Answer 1

Titles are not copyrightable. You would have to check tot see if they were trademarked however. In some cases, they are. But generally titles are free game. You would need to speak to a copyright attorney. A little secret way to get around it is just to get them wrong .. LIke htis...

Hey Joe - remember the name of that movie with the monkey that climbed up the Chrysler Building?


Oh yea, King Gong or something like that.

No harm, no foul.

Pax - C

Answer 2

Don't worry about it now, just write you book. When you start working with a publisher they will work out all the copywrite stuff if it is necessary. Your job as a writer is to write, leave the legal stuff to the legal people.

Answer 3

Using the titles would be a fair use exception to copyright law.

Answer 4

No, you can just add a footnote as to who the film belongs to and the year it was produced. That is giving proper credit

Answer 5

i individually enjoyed that. It became humorous. isn't it unhappy how a number of those anti mormons locate any threat to take something it relatively is exciting and inocent and swap it into hate mongering?

Answer 6

Not the titles, no. But you might if you actually quote any of them.

Answer 7

No, just make sure to cite them, with the director, film company, etc.

Answer 8

depends on the movie. but how are you going to fit in king dong and riding private ryan

Answer 9

not 100% sure but i don't think so. tim dorsey mentions tons of movies

Answer 10

yes you have to go threw a lower and if you are using peoples names in the book you have to do that as well