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Originally Posted by Andrew Ashling
Thanks mr ploppy.
In the example I gave you could easily argue that you only mentioned the song's title.
What if this were to change into:
They left at the moment Olivia Newton-John began complaining 'But now there's nowhere to hide, since you pushed my love aside...'
Any idea what the consequences would be?
Actually, can I even cite this here?
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Theoretically they could either demand payment or suppress your book. That would probably be most likely if the person in question had sold the rights to the song to a multinational corporation. The descendents of dead songwriters also seem to be particularly protective. Things like this are probably one of the few worthwhile things that publishers would sort out for you.
Mostly I make up my own lyrics when I need them, but I did use a line from someone else's song in one story. Written by the same person who makes a cameo in one of the others, as it goes.