Re: Using famous quotes on site

I know that music copyright falls under public domain once fifty years have
passed since the composer's death. Does anyone know if there is a similar
mechanism for written / spoken intellectual property?

Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kukla Fran and Ollie" <weblists2001(at)yahoo.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Cc: "Ted Lontine" <Ted.Lontine(at)mt3solutions.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Using famous quotes on site


> It is my understanding copyright applies to original works, be they oral
or
> written.  Besides, if you are collecting quotes for a baseball web site,
> what you will display are written quotations of an oral utterance.  Seems
> to me you are talking about something which must be written on a web site
> (and thus subject to copyright) of an oral utterance (which may also be
> subject to copyright).
>
> If you copy quotations from a book to put on a web site, that book is
> copyrighted and you violate the law if you do not seek and gain permission
> from the copyright owner.  Then again, it is possible the author of the
> book sought and obtained permission from the speaker to use their words in
> a book, too.  Hence, there is the possibility you may have to seek and
gain
> permission not just from the author of the book, but from the original
> speaker as well.
>
> Kukla
>
>
>
> At 09:56 AM 3/21/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >Mike:
> >
> >Don't copyright laws pertain to written works (books, articles, webpages,
> >etc.) as opposed
> >to spoken words? I have never seen spoken words copyrighted! Maybe I'm
> >wrong...I dunno!
> >Good question though because I designed a baseball site that has quotes
> >from baseball
> >personalities throughout history, and if there is an issue, I would be
> >interested also.
> >
> >Ted
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike Taylor" <lonewolf(at)one.net>
> >To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 8:39 AM
> >Subject: Using famous quotes on site
> >
> >
> >I've been asked by someone to place a random quote on their page.  I
> >figured I'd just find me a book of famous quotes, stick them in a
database
> >and write a simple script to randomize them.
> >
> >Well, the person doesn't want me to do this because he's concerned about
> >copyright issues.  I didn't think it'd be a problem so long as you
> >attribute the quote to it's proper source, and I've seen countless sites
> >that have these stupid quotes on them (sorry, I think using quotes on a
> >professional site is silly, and told him so in not so many words).
> >
> >Anyone know of a copyright issue with quotes used in this fashion?  It's
> >not like they are using it to sell something, it's just for
> >inspiration...though it is on a commercial site.  I would appreciate
> >responses from those with hard facts, not opinions on the matter,
> >please.  I don't want to open up a big flame war on the topic.
> >
> >Mike
>
>
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