I would like to reprint a whole article in a book. How do I properly cite it to ensure there is no copyright?
I have compiled a book of poetry and short stories by my great Uncle and now I am ready to print. The book will have a small regional following, probably a full circulation of no more than 500 copies. There have been several articles ,mostly in newspapers, written about him over the years and I would like to make part of a chapter the articles written about my Uncle. I have tried to contact the papers directly, but I have not received a response. Is there a way just to properly cite the material and bypass direct permission? My plan is to reuse the whole article.
April 4th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Chances are that the articles will have copyrights, but if you have done everything possible to contact any possible rights holders including the newspapers and journalists, then you should be fine. You should also have documentation stating that you received no response, whether it be returned envelopes or even the letters you wrote them, just to be on the safe side.
As for citing the articles, on the copyright page of the book/manuscript(are you self publishing?) you should write up a disclaimer stating that you tried to contact the owners of the copyright to no avail. You should probably have your lawyer (or editor) draw something up.
Don’t be surprised if the right holders show up after the fact.
April 4th, 2010 at 12:58 am
you would put the entire article in quotations, and only put single apostrophes for already quoted sayings. then continue on with the book then put some sort of sign next to is, such as an aterisk, to show something at the bottom of the page showing where it came from
April 4th, 2010 at 1:12 am
You may want to dig deeper into the paper’s list of employees to find someone to help you, as the work is copyrighted, and reprinting entire articles is an infraction of the copyright law, even cited. Getting permission is your best bet.
April 4th, 2010 at 1:21 am
If the newspapers aren’t getting back to you with permission to use their articles, and if you use the articles, MAKE CERTAIN that you give full credit where it is due. Use footnotes. Before each article, make sure you mention which newspaper printed it, the date, the edition and the reporter/and or photographer’s names.
April 4th, 2010 at 1:44 am
Using the whole article is not copyright enfringement, its plagarism!