Should the music industry allow writers to quote song lyrics without permission?

by John Newell

I listened to an interview the other day (April 3, 2008) on CFRB in Toronto between Dave Trafford the station's news editor and a elderly but still famous musician/composer by t...read more

by Chuck Holmes

I am a Singer/Songwriter who is currently in the process of shopping my songs. I feel that quoting my words is just fine. I have federal copyrights on all of my songs that are b...read more

by Angela S. Young

In light of the piracy of music videos and songs, the music industry has become wary of allowing others to use anything of theirs. While understandable, allowing writers to quot...read more

by Patrick Sills

I was once a musician, and now I'm a writer. Although I've never made a complete living at either of these professions, I am nevertheless familiar with the perspective of both s...read more

by Mary Ratliff

There is a difference between permission and attribution. Should a writer of any type be able to quote without attribution? No, absolutely not. There is no question there. ...read more

by Matthew Kelly

"Talent borrows, genius steals". depending on who you ask, that quote can be attributed to Oscar Wilde, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx or any number of famous wits. Most importantl...read more

by David Lovato

As a writer and a musician, this is an interesting question for me. Personally, I would be flattered if a writer quoted some of my lyrics in a book; and I also tend to quote lyr...read more

by Lisa Fagan

I've been a short story and personal essay writer for the last two years. Since I write mainly about Hollywood, pop culture, music, TV, and movie celebrities, life in the 60's a...read more

by B. Thomas Cooper

Although I have never had the success of say, Madonna, Montana, or Metallica, I have written my share of tunes, some which have charted. As such, I may offer just a tad of insi...read more

by Sherrill Fulghum

Yes, but with a proviso. Quoting song lyrics should be treated just like any other piece of literature or any other item that is quoted. As long as the writer gives proper cre...read more

by Lesley Aeschliman

Back when I was in high school and college, I remember writing a number of term papers during those years. For those term papers, I was required to quote and cite the sources f...read more

by Duane Gundrum

The music industry and writers really shouldn't be in conflict with one another. For one, they are not competing in a same venue, meaning that the value of a writer quoting song...read more

by Blair Bordelon

As a high school student, I am required to put as many quotes as necessary in my papers in order to give them flavor and context. However, if by putting these quotes I am infrin...read more

by Lana Loukota

I believe that the music industry would benefit from allowing writers to quote song lyrics without permission. This quoting exposes more people to songs. Any entertainment indus...read more

by Jean Klaxton

The people that listen to music are walking advertisement. When they sing out loud it's as though they are advertising that song. Some may ask "What song is that?" and go h...read more

by Tony Smith

I woke up this morning and got myself a.waitI was going to say gun, but apparently I can't do that. If I had finished that sentence as I intended, I would be quoting from the op...read more