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: Can I write a book of my D&D game? I am a long time Dungeon Master of Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. My games run in a custom world of my own making. However, I utilise a lot of
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: Who owns the copy if a copywriter provides copy as a paid service? I build websites. I've used a copywriter to provide the website copy, the client paid the writer directly. I placed copyright
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: Using the real world in writing To what extent can you use locations, businesses, etc. from the real world in fiction? I know someone cannot copyright a city, but what about a particular location
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: Is it illegal if I use religious material in my novel? I have a serious problem. I am going to start writing a novel which includes a character called Ravana, from the Hindu literary text
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: Can someone publish a story that happened to you? Can someone take a story that happened to you, without your knowledge, and publish it? Using your name and specifics, and take the copyright
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: Borrowing Characters Would it be a violation of copyright and/or plagiarism to “borrow†a character from another novel? For example, I have a short story and want to include as a side character
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: Title already taken I'm writing a novel, and I think I've come up with a very good title (The Power of the Powerless). It convey's the moral question of the story well, and gives a good
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: Are music lyrics copyrighted? I tried to find copyright information about music lyrics, but it is too confusing, because it is related to the usage. There are lots of websites providing lyrics,
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: Is it safe to create a wiki for a book (or something featured in it) before the book is published? I'm working on a sci-fi novel, and it contains a lot of fictional creatures, which are
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: When does inspiration across artforms become plagiarism eSpoilers for Green Book in the E.g. section I listen to a lot of music, and when I come up with stories, I often use songs as a source
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: Can I copy an existing magic system? Is it fine for me to copy the magic system of another author if every other aspect (story,plot,etc.) of my fantasy story is my own design? For instance,
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: Is fan fiction publishable? This is a question that has been touched on here and there, and yet I can't find a good answer. Suppose I am writing a story set in the Star Wars universe. I
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: Can I legally use these song lyrics as book/chapter names? This topic has been discussed--but please advise me on this particular test case. The title of the fiction novel is "Shorter of Breath"
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: How to secure my written work from being stolen or copied before publishing? I'm a newbie in the field of writing. After writing a book, I need to visit a number of publishers. So, how do
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: Is it copyright infringement to have a character too similiar to an already existing character? I have an idea for a book where several characters acquire elemental powers after dying and being
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: Attributing a real quote to a fictional character I've looked at a few fictional character quote questions on here but none seem to hit onto my question: Can I attribute a real quote to a
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: What's "fair use" for borrowing someone else's invented term? Let's say I'm writing a sci-fi novel. I want to use a word which another writer has coined, which has become well-recognized outside
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: Can I reference events of a different fictional work in my fictional work? Let's say I'm working on a fantasy series called MyWork, that is set in the present in a small town in the US.
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: How can I Include a verbatim passage in my fiction without plagiarizing it? In my novel, the MC goes to a resort and at the resort, they offer two types of Buddhist meditations. Those meditations
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: Would it be a copyright violation if I made a character’s full name refer to a song? I want to write a realistic fiction book similar to Thomas Hardy’s works, where he used techniques
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: When an imagined world resembles or has similarities with a famous world Arguably this might belong in worldbuilding.stackexchange.com, but the question has to do with a fiction story and its
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: Is it a good idea to post a story in a fanfiction website, and then seek to have it published later on? Is there any complication that can ensue when you seek to have a story you've published
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: Can we "borrow" our answers to populate our own websites? Second Edit -- to try to expand the scope BEYOND W.SE and to cover any CreativeCommons work, not just here. Deleted part about the
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: Is using an online name generator a good idea? When I'm stumped for a planet name or an organization name or something, I usually search on Google for a free name generator. But are the
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: Can I keep my characters in my book or should I just give up with them? My OCs (Original Characters) were stolen by an older person. She may or may not have copyrighted them. A few years
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: How to self-publish for free? I am currently writing a book that I want to self-publish, so that I can keep the rights to it to write sequels for it later on. How do I self-publish for
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: Trademarked toys as an inspiration to a novel - should I contact the producer? Sorry for any mistakes - I'm not a native English speaker. I've started writing my first novel which I would like
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: Can my character's name match someone in real life? Is it legally OK that my character's name by coincidence matches someone's in real life, famous or not? (For example I am naming a character
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: How important is owning the copyright on illustrations as a first time author of a children's book? I am a first time author looking to publish a children's book which I need to have illustrated.
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: Can I use a phrase from song lyrics as the title of my book? Are the lyrics "signed, sealed, and delivered" copyrighted? I want to use these words as part of the title of a book to be published
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: How do we draw the line between plagiarism and allusion? It’s no secret that in literature we see characters that remind us of other characters. Furthermore, it’s no secret we see plots
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: Is it plagiarism to adapt a known figure into a fictional charcter? What if I decide to write a story with a character based off a historical figure but under a different name? For example:
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: Can I use an old painting of Lilith as my book cover? I'm working on a book of poetry, and I want to use John Collier's (1892) painting of Lilith as the cover. I won't be selling the book
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: Quoting lyrics in a book of film criticism I'm writing a book of film criticism, in which I refer to lyrics from the soundtrack as a way to empathise the narrative. Am I required to obtain
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: Can I legally use experimental items in my book? I am looking to write a book and include real experimental weapons and aircrafts. Is this possible or could I be sued. Say for example if
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: Use of old ads in a book There will be approximately one dozen images scheduled to appear in my upcoming book. These are, in the majority, old ads from various clients, industries and campaigns
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: Unofficial Fan Fictions - How can I Secure Them? For a long time now, I have been writing fan fictions based off of the storyline of a board game. I have posted these fan fictions on a
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: Copyright issue when referring to a textbook I'm currently writing a little book which explains all equations that first year students will use. There is a law that requires many assumptions
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: Are there copyright issues with a novella title if it's a famous line? If you use a line or phrase from a really famous poem that most can recite as a title for a novella, is it stealing?
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: Can a plagiarist sue one who plagiarized them? I sometimes write rather vicious satirical pieces that heavily reference (arguably - but possibly beyond the point of plagiarism; definitely the same
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