2007-10-31 06:28:14 · 7 answers · asked by gal 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you publish only the titles, you're OK. If you publish excerpts from the lyrics, even fairly short excerpts, you need permission and no commercial publisher will touch the book without permision from the copyright holders.
2007-10-31 06:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you don't, unless you are passing them off as your own creation (ie printing the lyrics in your book and pretending that they are your original poetry). Copyright law, generally, only applies to imitation with the same medium. However, it is nice to acknowledge the writers/performers of the songs you're mentioning. The often appears on the copyright page or an additional flypaper.
2007-10-31 16:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Titles alone should be fine. Anything more than that, though, and you will need permission.
2007-10-31 14:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by thefashionpolice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as long as you somehow [intext or by footnote] name the author of the song..
2007-10-31 13:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by John[nottheapostle] 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they're not yours, you should get permission of the original writers.
2007-10-31 13:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes if they are not your song titles are you could get sues
2007-10-31 13:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by msangiez 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.sanjose.bbb.org/topic176.html
2007-10-31 13:39:09 · answer #7 · answered by louierockyjim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋