Time it was and what a time it was it was, A time of innocence a time of confidences.I am revising the draft of my first novel, and part of it takes place in a school setting, where can see different inscriptions/quotes above doors and in various other places. Artist: Simon & Garfunkel Album: Best Of Simon And Garfunkel. On one hand this lends the record a level of consistency thats even greater than PSRT, on the other the concept lasts only half the album and the last few songs are basically bonus tracks tagged on the end so that this wouldnt just be an EP.Bookends Lyrics. Bookends is an odd album in S&Gs discography as its the only one with a real concept in place.
That means use in print, ebook, possible audio, in the U.S. Whenever you use any material from other sources-quotes, song lyrics, poems, etc.-it is your responsibility as the author to obtain permission for use in whatever format the book will be published. Thanks to Globule for adding these lyrics.Bookends Lyrics: Time it was / And what a time it was / It was a time of innocence / A time of confidences / Long ago, it must be / I have a photograph / Preserve your memories / They're all that'sQuotes are probably okay, but don't quote me on that. Simon & Garfunkel Lyrics 'Bookends' Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories Theyre all thats left you Submit Corrections. I am curious whether or not I need to approach these writers' estates and ask permission to use them, or if that falls under a caveat in copyright law.'Bookends' lyrics. Clarke and Isaac Asimov (such as "Violence is the last refuse of the incompetent" from Asimov's Foundation series).
Lawyers don't like to sell the rights for you to use song lyrics in a book (because it doesn't happen often, it takes work, and they don't know what to charge) so they drag their feet. (In this case, my agent got someone in her office to do it.) Then you have to approach the lawyer. First, someone has to figure out who owns the rights to the song. I have paid to quote song lyrics in two books, and have also negotiated with a writer's estate to quote from a poem.Using song lyrics is a bad idea. Poems and song lyrics are short, so even a snippet is more than fair use. If you have concerns it never hurts to contact the estate to ask.Hm, I don't agree that it's okay to quote song lyrics as long as you cite the artist.
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By the time Learning to Fly came out in 2002, I knew how to work the ropes a bit better, and I got rights for $125.My own advice is to be very careful and sparing about quoting anything. I would never do that now. YOU are the one who has to pay.You also have to send them the pages where the lyrics are going to appear and a portion of the text before and after, so they make sure it's not objectionable.In 1998, I was dumb and ponied up $1,000.
The same goes for their lawyers. I've also decided that in the future I don't want to quote anyone who hasn't been dead for a hundred years.