: Re: Quoting lyrics in a book of film criticism I'm writing a book of film criticism, in which I refer to lyrics from the soundtrack as a way to empathise the narrative. Am I required to obtain

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You don't even have to cite the song (although there is nothing wrong with doing so) as long as you cite the movie. This is handy as sometimes identifying the song can be a challenge. The true difficulty is (as in all fair use cases) being clear that it is a fair use.

In your particular case since you may wish to quote the entire song to illustrate your point, I would emphasize that this is a transformative use and that it is a critical use. The specific method I would use is to intersperse commentary on the lyric and film dialog (if applicable) throughout the song.

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