I've been toying with the idea of turning a few poems (by published and known authors) into song lyrics, but is this allowed?
Poems
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- AcousticHippie
- 4525 posts since 12 Mar, 2003
nope - not if you don't ask for permission...
well you can do it for yourself and sing it to friends and stuff but I wouldn't try to sell it
well you can do it for yourself and sing it to friends and stuff but I wouldn't try to sell it
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- KVRAF
- 3724 posts since 30 Jan, 2005 from rochester, ny
you should check whether the works are still copyrighted. most stuff older than 65 years is no longer copyrighted, but not all. if the copyright has expired, you can do what you want with the poems. if not, you must get permission from the poet (if alive) or estate. if they respect what you are doing they'll probably grant it, sometimes for a fee (usually not too large).
