How hard do you think it'll be to actually get a reply from Pewds?

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  • How hard do you think it'll be to actually get a reply from Pewds?

    I'm a writer, and to use actual stuff like quotes or anything of that sort from people means I have to get their permission something I want to do so I can have one of my characters quote Pewds. But, in all honesty i'm not sure what's the best route to get a reply from her or how hard it's going to end up being, I mean what do you bros think? I was thinking snail mail, but things have a tendency to get lost in the mail at times and on top of that take forever to get to where they're supposed to get to... But, that's really the only thing I can think of to to even try to get a reply from him.


    Le Sigh, I don't like being out of idea's like this.
    "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent

  • Well that I do realize but i mean to have someone say "Like Pewdiepie once said" Yadda Yadda Yadda, it'd actually need his approval. And somehow.. i was actually having a feeling that it was going to be impossible like that. This suuuuuuuuuucks.
    "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent

  • You need permission if its a widly known person, as such Pewdiepie is, there for if you do it then ninechances out of ten they can come back and sue you BUT i do suppose if he does have a problem with it he would get hold of me and hopefully he wouldn't. It's nothing negative at all in the end.
    "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent

  • Xirena wrote:

    You need permission if its a widly known person, as such Pewdiepie is, there for if you do it then ninechances out of ten they can come back and sue you BUT i do suppose if he does have a problem with it he would get hold of me and hopefully he wouldn't. It's nothing negative at all in the end.


    Actually whether the quote is from a "widely known person" really has no bearing on this issue whatsoever; indeed, in some (tangentially related, at best) situations, being a public figure actually makes it harder to protect yourself legally (consider that photographs of celebrities would often be considered invasions of privacy for people with such an expectation).

    Anyway, depending on the circumstances your use of a quote could reasonably fall under fair use, in which case you wouldn't need permission at all. If your use doesn't fall under fair use, and you're unable to secure the rights to use it, it might be worth asking why (and whether) you really need it in the first place.

    For the record, everything I've said so far only applies to my understanding of United States law, and I am not a qualified legal professional.

  • Welp, I was originally just trying to make sure I don't get myself in a shit ton of trouble but it's like I said not that i'm going to bash him or something of that sort. Literally just someone speaking of him and quoting something he said. Annnnyways, thank you.
    "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent

  • I think you're fine

    I don't think it's illegal to quote someone. You can do it without his permission, I believe. If you think it's not cool to quote him without his permission, then you can ask VIA his twitter, like zeta said. I wouldn't spam him all that much, though.
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