newbie question

[fifty5]

There's another option, of course: you could ask for permission from the copyright owner.

Your own reaction to that idea may help - if you think they'd turn you down flat, rather than just imposing conditions, then the prospects for the story are probably not too good...

 

[glynndah]

Kimbalee: If you allow private messages, people can respond to yours. Me, for instance.

 

[kimbalee]

Kimbalee: If you allow private messages, people can respond to yours. Me, for instance.

I looked and have the box checked, is it not working?

 

[glynndah]

I looked and have the box checked, is it not working?

No. It says you choose not to or are not allowed to receive private messages. Unless it's just me...

 

[kimbalee]

Yay! The answer from Laurel:

Re: question about including song lyrics in story

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Hi there!

With lyrics and poetry, we generally allow no more than 50% - and we ask that you give the author credit for the lyrics within the story. With articles and longer works, we generally ask that you quote no more than 10% - and again, please credit the original author. Hope this helps, and sorry for the delay!! If days were about 4 hours longer, I might someday be able to get caught up with everything.


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Originally Posted by kimbalee
I am unsure of the guidelines to use in posting a story that makes reference to the lyrics of a song. The song is quite explicit, and the story doesn't take the words out of context. The song is meant to be heard as background music from which the characters take their actions.

I guess I would just like to know whether it is acceptable to post if I include the following info as a credit:

album, writers, label, and artists

Thanks for your help.

kimbalee