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Q&A Is permission required for quoting the Bible or nursery rhymes?

I have characters in my novels that quote the Bible and a couple lines of old nursery rhymes. Do I need to obtain permission in order to use these quotes in my books? What about quoting a popular...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Wakanda‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:59:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30145
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Wakanda‭ · 2019-12-08T06:59:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have characters in my novels that quote the Bible and a couple lines of old nursery rhymes. Do I need to obtain permission in order to use these quotes in my books? What about quoting a popular line from a Shakespeare book? (Self-publishing from the USA)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-09-09T04:50:59Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1