Do i need to have permission to quote other writers?
Posted Monday, January 17, 2011 by admin
im thinking of writing an ebook containing inspirational quotations. Do i need permission from every publisher/writer? that is a mamoth task (if not impossible) if i have over 150 qoutes.What about quoting people who are dead?
Is there any way around this legal difficulty? what happens if I do quote others without their permission? how will they take me to court if it’s difficult to track me through ciber space?
You should research whether you need to or not. But just siting the source of the quotations and author in a bibliography should suffice.
If you use quotes from dead or alive, you must use quote marks and cite all info. If you use general info without a quote, you must cite all info. There is no way around it. It is illegal, plagiarism. Won’t you need a publisher for an ebook- they will not publish it, if plagiarized.
U can quote anything as long as u use them in your bibliography or cite them during your essay.
The answers you’ve gotten so far are about correct academic usage (when you’re writing a paper or dissertation), not about commercial usage (when you’re writing a book that you’re going to sell).
For commercial usage, the applicable law is copyright law. Start your research at the government copyright office site -
To be sure you’re protected, I think you ought to consult a copyright lawyer.