Newspaper Editor Refuses Permission
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Posted by N Stokes on May 14, 2001 at 12:54:14:
I want to publish a collection (350)interesting tidbits from my hometown newspaper dating from the early 1800's until now. I met with the newspaper editor to give him an idea of the project and ask permission to use direct quotes from the paper. He said he would check with his lawyer and let me know. That was a year ago and many unreturned phone calls. From your web site, it looks like I can use anything published before 1923 without his permission. Is there ANYTHING I can do to work around his refusal to give me copyright permission on the years after 1923? I would gladly give his paper all the credit as I explained to him. I really want to use direct quotes because they reveal the oddities of our little town that are charming and comical. Any suggestions???
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