   Using a line in a song as main game slogan/motto etc.
  Not that I'm anywhere close to anything produceable or anything, but just as a design concept as I shift out a concept/story in my head. There's a particular line in a song that I'd love to make a main focus in a game, it's not some cliche line so it'd be fairly noticeable were you a fan of the band but it is a unique line.What I'm asking is, is it legal/respectable/whatever to use the line as a main slogan? It'd be a line where if I was designing the cover I'd put the line on the front as kind of a catch line, so it's a very large part, almost the entire concept of the story. It'd pop up somewhere mid-game as a lesson/theme, and probably would be carried out at the end.I'm trying not to go into detail so this may sound incredibly stupid, but feel free to interpret : DThanks!   
  That's the kind of question that only a lawyer can answer! ;PFrom my non-legal background, I would think that it would be ok to use it as your game's slogan, as long as it doesn't already have a (tm) attached to it...   ;  I've run clearance for both films and book publishing in the US, and in both cases the standard business practice is to acquire permission (usually a gratis clip license). Even if you're entirely within your rights to use it (which is something that should only be determined by a competent IP lawyer), we give notice to the publisher and record label that we're borrowing some lyrics. This isn't a matter of whether you'd win a lawsuit-- it's a matter of avoiding any kind of litigation all together. As is the case with the wonderful world of IP, it's always better to ask permission than beg forgiveness. 