[LAU] [slightly OT] Musical citation (what is allowed?)

[Kevin Cosgrove]

On 30 November 2011 at 13:47, Julien Claassen <julien at mail.upb.de> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>    I'd like to cite from a relatively recent work (1970), which of course is 
> still copyrighted. So can I do it per se? I'd just like to cite a main phrase 
> for a bit (2-4 bars) I suspect. any hints on that would be very much 
> appreciated.
>    Warm regards
>             Julien

When a band I was in wanted to do that, the law was confusing enough 
that even my regular lawyer suggest that I seek the advise of an 
intellectually property lawyer that specializes in the music industry.
What we ended up doing was to contact the artist and get written 
permission to use their material.  The second alternative turned out 
to be *much* easier than the other route.

Good luck!  Also, maybe have a look at the GrokLaw website.

 
--
Kevin