4 comments

1. m p says:

   November 9, 2011 at 10:06 pm

   In this case, yes…I believe it is a violation since any periodical would probably “own” the name. I would check, and obtain any permission needed to use their name. Be prepared to pay a royalty fee to use the name.
2. replybysteve says:

   November 9, 2011 at 10:45 pm

   It’s not a violation of copyright because copyright applies to complete created works, which a title isn’t.

   However it would be misuse of a trademark, and/or “passing off”, either way you’d be in deep doo-doo.

   You could get clever: “Reader’s Indigestion” “Reader’s Undigested” and so forth. Feel free to use those or a version thereof, if you want, I’m not bothered.

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3. bardsandsages says:

   November 9, 2011 at 10:57 pm

   No. Titles are not protected by copyright law. Please go to copyright.gov to learn about copyright law.

   It’s not even a trademark issue. You can write about your experiences with the periodical. Funny things that happened while reading it or whatever.
4. AI says:

   November 9, 2011 at 11:03 pm

   Oh my, so many ways of finding the infomation there is, and I have included the links you will need to help you. Of course, in addition to this, you can also use the resources at your local library, they are only too happy to help you with your searches and queries.

   http://www.google.com

   http://www.wikipedia.org/

   http://uk.search.yahoo.com/web

   http://findarticles.com/

   http://vos.ucsb.edu/index.asp

   http://www.aresearchguide.com/

   http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/886…

   http://www.studentresearcher.com/search/…

   http://www.chacha.com/