[78-L] Are we allowed to quote people in a book or article when they submit something to the group?

[Cary Ginell]

The websites that list lyrics are doing so illegally. It has nothing to do with the making money. It's a violation of copyright laws to use someone else's song without permission. Copyright is, literally, the right to copy, and exploitation of lyrics without permission is illegal. Publishers do what they can to stop the unauthorized usage but many ignore it. 

Cary Ginell

On Nov 23, 2012, at 8:58 PM, "Donna Halper" <dlh at donnahalper.com> wrote:

> On 11/23/2012 10:55 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> To give my answer to Donna's original question, I usually allow my
>> writings and postings to be used, with credit of course, although I like
>> to be able to make corrections and updates on things I might have
>> written decades ago.  I think you asked me for something years ago and I
>> agreed, but if I missed seeing a more recent request, let me know.
> Mike, I did quote from your work in my dissertation research, and yes I 
> cited appropriately and praised you as a name in the field.  But that 
> said, the idea that one cannot quote lyrics is a new one on me-- there 
> are numerous internet sites that offer song lyrics.  Are they gonna get 
> sued for doing it? And I see journalists quoting lyrics in their 
> newspaper music reviews.  I thought if it's for an educational purpose 
> and no money is changing hands, it's generally kosher.  Is this really a 
> violation of copyright law, or as someone suggested, do people avoid it 
> for fear of corporate lawyers?
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