Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

If my book contains other author's copyrighted contents (over 200 references) which I cited in my research book, am I required to report others' works during the copyright registration process? Thanks again.


Asked on 12/18/14, 12:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Lawrence Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly

The short answer is no. You copyright the work individually. As long as the reference citations in your book (presumably a textbook or other work of scholarship) are accurate and you are only quoting from short sections of the cited works, that constitutes "fair use" and should not subject you to copyright infringement. Generally, your publishing house will have its in-house counsel vet the citations to see if there are any potential problems.

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Answered on 12/18/14, 2:19 pm


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