I having a website that quotes several famous people. Can I use these quotes without the persons permission?
Posted by admin on Oct 14, 2008 in Quotations |
Banfflove asked:
My website is for a small business and I like to use famous people quotes to make a point. I also list the name of the person who made the quote. I just do not want to violate copywrite laws.
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My website is for a small business and I like to use famous people quotes to make a point. I also list the name of the person who made the quote. I just do not want to violate copywrite laws.
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They don’t copyright their quotes. You can use it. Just give their name with it.
You can copy 10% of everything. A quote is less than 10% so (unless that is the only thing a person said) it is copyable.
Exception is to trademarks and the like. But why reproduce a trademark.
You can cite short quotations, as long as you provide the correct citation. You must indicate who made the statement (the person you are quoting). If possible, you should cite the occasion or the work in which this statement appeared.
Quotations taken from previously published materials should provide credit lines, indicating where this material first appeared. Longer quotes do require permission, in addition to attribution.
As a general rule, older material (50+ years) is considered public domain, unless copyright holders have renewed their copyrights.
When in doubt, check it out!
Below is a link (under SOURCES) to an online article about copyrights. You may find this helpful as well.