Song Lyrics in Fiction and the Fair Use Doctrine

By Dorian Box In a previous post, I briefly discussed the interaction between the “fair use” exception to the U.S. Copyright Act and the use of song snippets in works of fiction, but wanted to conduct a more in-depth legal analysis of the issue. The fair use exception...

Using Song Lyrics in Fiction (and Psycho-Tropics Soundtrack)

[UPDATE: In a more recent post, I provide a detailed legal analysis of how the fair use exception to copyright laws applies to using a song snippet in a novel.] Without any particular design, Psycho-Tropics ended up littered with references to popular songs. Some...

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