Hi Guys
Got a copyright question for you that I'm sure you can answer. Am I allowed to quote two lines of song lyrics in a poem? After months and months of writers' block, I've just done a rough draft of a poem that I absolutely love. But the first two lines are a direct quote from a song - can I use it?
Cheers my dears
Daisy
it would be proper to enclose those two lines in uotation marks and give the author and song credit at the end of your poem.
not a legal opinion, just common sense.
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Thanks Groucho
Much appreciated!
I'am doing an Open University course and if we quote from an extract or novel. we can't quote more than 15 words anymore they say is classed as plagerisim. don't quote it as being totally correct it is best to find out for sure, but i think its a good starting point to build up different ideas.
Good question Durrasch. I will ask tutor and find out see if she know's, actually I will send an e-mail. HB xxx
