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I think the most important principles for Fair Use in this case are 1) amount used, 2) whether the use is transformative, meaning not just mere quotation but adding new creative aspects and insights not found in the original. Margaret Ericson, Colby College On Friday, November 13, 2015, Moira Steven <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Happy Friday to all of you! > > I received this question from an MFA student. I would know how to answer > if it were use of an image in her artwork, but not the use of words: > > I'm wondering about the ethics and laws regarding using poetry that is not > in the public domain within someone's artwork. I've been thinking about > referencing some poems in my pieces, but I wasn't sure what is allowed and > what isn't. > > Is permission required? Does citing the source material (like in a term > paper or thesis) in materials about the artwork cover it? > > Any ideas, suggestions, guidelines would be most helpful! > > Best, > Moira > ______________________________________ > Moira Steven, Library Director > Joanne Waxman Library @ Maine College of Art > 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101 > 207-775-5153 (general)/207-699-5090 (direct line)/207-775-5087 (fax) > > <http://meca.edu/> > > Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its > instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for > him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for > the ordinary human being. —Carl G. Jung > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> For information > about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna > Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> ARLIS-L > Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions > may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~