Q: Copyright of Quotes
I plan to create my own quotes page.
Here are a few examples:
keepInspiring.me
brainyquote.com
wow4u.com
azquotes.com
...
These pages also used quotes from famous people or book authors who are still alive or who have not long died.
My question: How can I be sure that the quotations do not violate copyright law?
Thanks for the answer
Noah
A:
Copyright infringement is a very fact-intensive analysis and, here, should be done on a "quote by quote" basis. It is also possible that some of these quotes can be protected by trademark law if they are used in connection with a product/service/brand. An experienced IP attorney would be able to guide you through this clearance analysis.
These websites likely exist without any issue because the copyright holder (a) doesn't care; (b) knows the use is de minimis; and/or (3) knows the posting of this sort of content likely falls within the Fair Use doctrine. But sometimes rights-holders can be very aggressive with protecting their works. Even a small sample from larger work can give rise to infringement if such a sample is a very important piece of the larger work.
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