: Re: 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

You might have to consult a lawyer, but from my time as a newspaper editor, I recall that (in the 1990s) BOOK TITLES WERE NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT.

So long as you are not "attempting to trade upon the prestige of the earlier work by that title," (or words to that effect) you are okay. That means, in "real language," that so long as your ms. does not materially resemble the previous work, using the same or very similar theme, locations, characters, et. al., there is no "effort to defraud" the first author/publisher.

In any case, do not lose any sleep over it! Continue to use that as your "working title," and write the best ms.of which you are capable! If your publisher has any misgivings about continuing to use your "working title;" well, that's what blue editing markers are for!

You are agonizing over irrelevant details, my friend! If your publisher is worth a fig, there will be an attorney somewhere or other, kept on retainer, expressly for such copyright questions. Just let it go, and continue using your "working title."

The best of luck to you, Tommy! Cheers!

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