When it comes to song lyrics it definately gets more risky. The Copyright Office says that short phrases or slogans are not protectable...

We refer to that as ornamental use. The phrases will not qualify for copyright protection because they are too short and lack the required creative...

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As noted, there were licensing terms involved with the purchase that would govern. That said, in most cases modifying the product like this would...

You are alluding to a number of areas here and at this point we will have far more questions than answers. I suggest that you consult with a...

You can try the copyright angle as noted and use a DMCA Take Down Notice to remove or block the content assuming you are the creator or owner of...

Doing what you describe is frought with potential problems. As noted, you have copyright, trade dress and trademark aspects to consider. There...

Depending on how long ago the person passed away, you could be violating their right of privacy and publicity, which are state governed laws that...

Using quotes will generally be permitted. This is largely because using what amounts to a very small portion of a much larger body of work will not...

From what you describe, this could be a copyright infringement at least technically assuming you copied someone else's protected creative...

I think this is may be the third question I've seen posted here from you asking basically the same thing. If you are serious about this, I...