Is it considered plagerism if you write a novel that has the same premise but different characters location(both physical and chronological) plot?
2007-12-06 08:15:41 · 8 answers · asked by Prometheus Cowboy 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Absolutely not.
Loads of books have the same premise, frankly it's hard to think of a book where the premise hasn't been used at least one place else.
Plagiarism is taking someone's work and pretending it's yours.
Copyright theft is duplicating and selling something for which you haven't been given the "right to copy".
Yours is neither of these things.
If it's got different characters, a different location in time and space, and has a different plot (!) then it's a completely different story.
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2007-12-06 08:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by replybysteve 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not,....plagerism is pretty much defined as an outright attempt on someone's part to copy a certain thing in hopes of making a profit by means of confusing the original Idea with the copy,....second by claming that the Original is actually the rip off and thus creating a confusion and thereby making profit by creating a further state of confusion or panic....it's pretty much cut and dried when it comes to literature....plagerism in mechanical terms is a bit different as I am coming to find out.
2007-12-06 16:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's debatable. If you're obviously basing it on another person's work, then the other person might have grounds for a plagiarism suit. If your story has a few similar things but is obviously your own work, then usually it's not.
As an example, if your story has characters with names like Belgarath, Polgara and Belgarion and it's about a Sendarian peasant who becomes king and goes off to kill a god, David Eddings could sue for plagiarism. But if you write a story about some guy named Joe who finds out he's the lost son of King Arthur and has to fight off an evil god to reclaim his kingdom, then it's technically not.
2007-12-06 16:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by tkron31 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, this isn't plagiarism; however, if it is similar to another book, poem, etc. then people will not be interested in it - both publishers and readers alike. Try to be a bit more creative and take a new twist on the original.
2007-12-06 16:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by TheBestAnonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The author might not be too happy, plus the rule of thumb they teach students these days is: is you have to stop and decide if the work is not yours, then you should come up with a new way to put it, or cite it clearly. I think it's great you a re writing a novel, best of luck.
2007-12-06 16:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by Classics Major 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It might. You can't say as a generalization. It depends on a case by case basis. It wold depend of what you mean by "premise". It would depend on just how close the plot is and so forth.
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2007-12-06 17:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, just uncreative. For it to be plagiarism or copyright infringement (in the US; European laws are different), the wording must be the same or very similar.
2007-12-06 16:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by Elissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a site that might help...
www.plagiarism.org
It has info about what exactly it is, tips, laws, etc.
2007-12-06 16:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by wh_pirate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋