Comments on: Copyright Research http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:50:06 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tolle lege http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-231 tolle lege Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:36:04 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-231 [...] Century (White Hall, WV; Tolle Lege Press, 2008) ... Mail (will not be published) (required) ...Copyright Research | Steve LaubeWriters frequently ask about whether they need permission to quote from another book. The answer is [...] [...] Century (White Hall, WV; Tolle Lege Press, 2008) … Mail (will not be published) (required) …Copyright Research | Steve LaubeWriters frequently ask about whether they need permission to quote from another book. The answer is [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Steve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:15:38 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-22 Good question. Even though you are the author of the works, you signed a "grant of rights" to the publisher when you signed the contract. As part of those "grant of rights" the publisher controls the use, in printed form, of the content of your book. So if you quote yourself in a book with another publisher, you absolutely must get permission from the first publisher. And you might even have to pay a permission fee! Yes it would feel weird to pay to cite your own work, but be prepared for that possibility. I mention this in the FAQ section of our agency's web site, but I'll repeat it here: "We know of two publishers that have a much more stringent policy than this. One demands that permission be obtained from any source or quote of over 25 words…not 250. Another requires the author, in a non-fiction book, to obtain releases from every person quoted in the book. This includes spouse, parents, family members, etc. Make sure you know what your publisher requires before you start writing your book." Good question. Even though you are the author of the works, you signed a “grant of rights” to the publisher when you signed the contract. As part of those “grant of rights” the publisher controls the use, in printed form, of the content of your book.

So if you quote yourself in a book with another publisher, you absolutely must get permission from the first publisher. And you might even have to pay a permission fee! Yes it would feel weird to pay to cite your own work, but be prepared for that possibility.

I mention this in the FAQ section of our agency’s web site, but I’ll repeat it here:
“We know of two publishers that have a much more stringent policy than this. One demands that permission be obtained from any source or quote of over 25 words…not 250. Another requires the author, in a non-fiction book, to obtain releases from every person quoted in the book. This includes spouse, parents, family members, etc. Make sure you know what your publisher requires before you start writing your book.”

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Steve Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:11:04 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-21 ALWAYS get permission when quoting a song lyric, unless you are certain the song lyric is in the public domain (like a hymn from the 1800s). Here is a link to a new lawsuit filed today. In it Microsoft, Yahoo, and Rhapsody are being sued for their music stores. The claim is that they licensed the "music performance" rights but not the "composition" rights. In other words they are streaming the music and the lyrics but only licensed the music. Read the article if you want all the details. It includes a link to the 104 page lawsuit document. http://techdirt.com/articles/20090630/0046095409.shtml Steve ALWAYS get permission when quoting a song lyric, unless you are certain the song lyric is in the public domain (like a hymn from the 1800s).

Here is a link to a new lawsuit filed today. In it Microsoft, Yahoo, and Rhapsody are being sued for their music stores. The claim is that they licensed the “music performance” rights but not the “composition” rights. In other words they are streaming the music and the lyrics but only licensed the music. Read the article if you want all the details. It includes a link to the 104 page lawsuit document.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090630/0046095409.shtml

Steve

]]> By: Ellie Kay http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Ellie Kay Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:41 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-20 Hey Steve, Great idea to start a blog. This is really helpful, timely, and informative. What about quoting our own work but from a different publisher? Hey Steve,

Great idea to start a blog. This is really helpful, timely, and informative.

What about quoting our own work but from a different publisher?

]]> By: jeannie http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-18 jeannie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:22:46 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-18 What about quotes from songs? What about quotes from songs?

]]> By: Sharon Gillenwater http://www.stevelaube.com/copyright-research/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sharon Gillenwater Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:21:11 +0000 http://www.stevelaube.com/?p=303#comment-13 Good links to have. Thanks, Steve! Good links to have. Thanks, Steve!

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