if you were writing a book based on a movie like re writing a movie but with a little differences legal? like adding a few characters but following the movie along as it goes?
2007-04-15 16:35:37 · 7 answers · asked by *Hardy~Girl* 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Look up "plagiarism."
2007-04-15 16:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Siervocal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have the legal permission from the creators of the movie, I don't think it's legal. Better to borrow the idea and make major changes so that it's not so obvious. I do it all the time when I'm working on manuscripts.
2007-04-19 04:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by Raingirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine wrote a story that used the characters of a movie, but parodied the plotline and that was okay. Maybe because it was an older film... It's a Wonderful Life.
2007-04-15 16:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Molly R. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've wondered that as well. It seems like you could post it on a website and ya know do it, but you might have to get permission from the filmskers and company before publishing it.
2007-04-15 16:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by WWEsAngel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depend on how much is "borrowed" and whether you cite them or not and whether it's for commercial purposes, satire, humour, parody, fanfic.. etc.
Best thing to do is go see a lawyer with it if you're serious about it.
2007-04-15 21:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by SammyK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be borderline legal or it may not.
Id be carefull if I were you since you may be charged with copyright infringment and/or plagarism.
2007-04-15 17:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah people do it all the time. :)
2007-04-15 16:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Mayonaise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋