Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry
George Dance
wrote:
> On Jan 28, 12:23 pm, George Dance <georgedanc...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > Thanks. I was going to ask for that, as I still have my copy.
> Okay; fair is fair. Here are the fairly definitive uses of fair use
> in fairly present usage:
> http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use
That is a wonderful site you've found for us; particularly this page
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry
or
George Dance
> On Jan 28, 1:50 pm, Hieronymous Corey <hieronymous...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 28, 12:23 pm, George Dance <georgedanc...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > > Thanks. I was going to ask for that, as I still have my copy.
> > Okay; fair is fair. Here are the fairly definitive uses of fair use
> > in fairly present usage:
> >http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use
>
> That is a wonderful site you've found for us; particularly this page
>
> Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Poetry
>
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/fair-use-in-poetry
2. NEW WORKS “REMIXED” FROM OTHER MATERIAL: ALLUSION, PASTICHE,
CENTOS, ERASURE, USE OF “FOUND” MATERIAL, POETRY-GENERATING SOFTWARE
DESCRIPTION: What is now called remixing is a contemporary version of
allusion or pastiche and has long been an important part of poetic
practice. In general, it takes existing poetry (or literary prose) as
its point of reference. In some cases, however, the stuff of poetic
remix may come from other sources, including (but not limited to)
advertising copy and ephemeral journalism. Members of the poetry
community also recognize that technology has extended the range of
techniques by which language from a range of sources may be
reprocessed as new creative work.
PRINCIPLE: Under fair use, a poet may make use of quotations from
existing poetry, literary prose, and non-literary material, if these
quotations are re-presented in poetic forms that add value through
significant imaginative or intellectual transformation, whether direct
or (as in the case of poetry-generating software) indirect.
LIMITATIONS:
Mere exploitation of existing copyrighted material, including uses
that are solely “decorative” or “entertaining,” should be avoided.
Likewise, the mere application of computer technology does not, in
itself, render quotation or re-use of an existing poem fair.
If recognizable in the final product, quotations should be brief in
relation to their sources, unless there is an articulable rationale
for more extensive quotation.
The poet should provide attribution in a conventionally appropriate
form unless it would be truly impractical or artistically
inappropriate to do so.
Will Dockery
Yes, I plan on backing the findings of the Poetry Code, and this does
seem to be the appropriate section for handing pieces such as "Betty"
& "Fuji-San".
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