Can I use part of a quote by Balzac as a song title?
I'd like to use a partial quote as a song title, I think short phrases cannot be copyrighted, but if they've already been published that may not apply. Can anyo...
Yeah you can surely use it. As Balzac died more than hundred years ago. N as far as copyright is concerned a copyright for any book or written material have some time period. N in case Balzac's quote it has been expired long ago. So there's no problem in using a short phrase.
Balzac was born in 1799 and died in 1850. His works have been made into feature films and television series. His copyright has expired. :-)
Copyright does not operate in perpetuity.