Zip Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I would like to do a series on my blog (Uncommon Sense) called "Rand's Rational Rants" composed of direct quotes/sections of Rand's work like the money speech from AS and other quotable passages from TVOS and CTUI but I'm unsure if I need permission to reproduce these selections or where I would be able to get the permission. Is posting the actual copyright and date of the material and attributing it as one would for an essay sufficient? I'm not planning on making Objectivist comment on the content but I intend to let it speak for itself. If anyone can answer these questions I'd appreciate it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Link Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 This might be helpful to you: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html My guess is that what you have in mind would best be undertaken with the permission of the copyright holder. John Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noumenalself Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I would like to do a series on my blog (Uncommon Sense) called "Rand's Rational Rants" composed of direct quotes/sections of Rand's work like the money speech from AS and other quotable passages from TVOS and CTUI but I'm unsure if I need permission to reproduce these selections or where I would be able to get the permission. Is posting the actual copyright and date of the material and attributing it as one would for an essay sufficient? I'm not planning on making Objectivist comment on the content but I intend to let it speak for itself. If anyone can answer these questions I'd appreciate it. Thanks Whatever you do, don't call them "rants." It's a cute combination, but a "rant" is generally pejorative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidOdden Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Is posting the actual copyright and date of the material and attributing it as one would for an essay sufficient?That would be entirely irrelevant. You can either ask for permission (in which case the estate would set whatever conditions they want) or you can proceed without permission. If the latter, you have two hopes. 1: Nobody will notice or 2: you can invoke a fair use defense at your trial.I'm not planning on making Objectivist comment on the content but I intend to let it speak for itself.Oh, too bad, that closes out option 2! Seriously, you are allowed to make permission-free quotes for the purpose of commentary. Maybe a good IP lawyer would spin a no-comment as being a comment, thus bringing you into the realm of fair use. I feel fairly confident that posting Galt's Speech or the Money Speech would constitute copyright infringement, with or without added commentary. When you go beyond a couple of net paragraphs, you're probably at the edge of the allowed. An attorney would probably have the obligation to tell you to not copy anything without permission (they are supposed to advise you to not get in trouble), but once you've done it, they can construct the best possible argument that what you did was actually legally okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the answers. Who would I contact to get permission from? I might consider commenting but really, to paraphrase Shakespeare I might as well throw perfume on a violet. Edited July 6, 2009 by Zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Thanks for the answers. Who would I contact to get permission from? I whould think the "official" Objectivist institutions should be the place to ask. Try ARI's website and go on from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I whould think the "official" Objectivist institutions should be the place to ask. Try ARI's website and go on from there. Thanks, found it... and in case you were wondering Estate of Ayn Rand c/o The Ayn Rand Institute 2121 Alton Pkwy, Suite 250 Irvine, CA, 92606 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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