: Re: 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

I am not a lawyer, and this is a legal question. Read This Recent Answer of mine.

The answer is (supported by a link to an attorney blog) the courts will look at the totality of your work. If they find the work is "substantially similar" then you infringe copyright.

Because of that, if your plot is beat for beat the same as Green Book, then you are probably infringing. For songs, which DO have copyright protection for both the notes and lyrics, you can still infringe with a novel. Perhaps the story told in Bohemian Rhapsody could be infringed upon by a movie or novel. I'd find it strange to consider anything in "I wanna hold your hand" (Beatles) infringible; but I am not a lawyer. Some songs do tell a story, and I think you could infringe, but likely not so for a single event like a child flying.

Some things are in so many movies and stories that no particular author can claim exclusive ownership, which is a prerequisite to copyright -- It must be original work and not covered under a previous copyright that is now expired.

Load Full (0)

: How do some self-published books on Amazon get lots of sales without any marketing whatsoever? I get confused with this whole indie-publishing thing in terms of the advice I keep hearing from

@Holmes449

Load Full 4 Comments

: Is sentence in English with long subject bad? I heard from someone that in English, sentences with a long subject are considered confusing and hard to read. Is it true? An example for such

@Holmes449

Load Full 2 Comments

: As a new author, is it possible to sell a book to a publisher within one or two weeks after you've finished writing it? I know it normally takes several months to get an agent and then

@Holmes449

Load Full 2 Comments

: Is it true that good novels will automatically sell themselves on Amazon (and so on) and there is no need for one to waste time promoting? This is what Dean Wesley Smith teaches in his articles

: Re: 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

More posts by @Holmes449

: How do some self-published books on Amazon get lots of sales without any marketing whatsoever? I get confused with this whole indie-publishing thing in terms of the advice I keep hearing from

: Is sentence in English with long subject bad? I heard from someone that in English, sentences with a long subject are considered confusing and hard to read. Is it true? An example for such

: As a new author, is it possible to sell a book to a publisher within one or two weeks after you've finished writing it? I know it normally takes several months to get an agent and then

: Is it true that good novels will automatically sell themselves on Amazon (and so on) and there is no need for one to waste time promoting? This is what Dean Wesley Smith teaches in his articles

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top