Re: Re: poets and the right to quote

>I got a chuckle over the premise that it was Wallace Stevens who
>initiated the supposed suit, since he was a lawyer (but not a
>copyright lawyer!).
>
>A quick search of Lexis reveals not a single case in which "Wallace
>Stevens" and "Yvor Winter" appear, so I think it's safe to say that
>there is no published decision on the matter. Whether a suit was
>ever filed I can't say.
>
>As to the underlying legal principles, poets don't get any special
>breaks. Quotation for commentary and criticism is fair use, although
>quoting a whole poem in a block might be stretching it (even so, I'd
>love to see the market displacement analysis!).
>
>Vance R. Koven, Senior Attorney
>Comverse, Inc.
>100 Quannapowitt Parkway
>Wakefield, MA 01880 USA
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>

Thanks for checking Lexis.

I wonder if anybody else than those mentioned has ever appeared in such a law suit.

Karl-Erik Tallmo

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