Would publishing a textbook with 30 seconds of song lyrics and music infringe the copyright owner’s rights?
Question by Coco: Would publishing a textbook with 30 seconds of song lyrics and music infringe the copyright owner’s rights?
Or would it be fair use? I plan to publish a book for English language learners. My book would also be commercial as well as educational.
Thanks in advance.
Best answer:
Answer by bookish
When it comes to song lyrics (or poetry), you must get permission from the copyright holder to use even the smallest bit. (I used to work in publishing, and they had a department devoted to getting the rights to use things like this.)
I’m a little confused–it’s a print textbook but you’re using “30 seconds” of lyrics? How do you know it’s 30 seconds? It would make more sense to describe how many lines you’re using.
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