tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5980359791864906087..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Copyright? Elementary, My Dear Watson.Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78671547867443091442015-07-26T18:59:41.874-04:002015-07-26T18:59:41.874-04:00Thanks for the comments, folks. A lot of stuff I ...Thanks for the comments, folks. A lot of stuff I could have touched on -- international differences, the "fair use" exception, etc. -- but I wanted to keep it simple.<br /><br />Re FanFic -- basically if it isn't PUBLISHED (other than for free on the internet) it basically floats under the radar. Publish it and charge for it and, well, you have a problem. See above!Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44357215002038954962015-07-26T18:47:45.127-04:002015-07-26T18:47:45.127-04:00How does fan fic fit in? Nobody seems to get upset...How does fan fic fit in? Nobody seems to get upset about that. Not the best quality of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89290189193548489732015-07-26T12:15:56.452-04:002015-07-26T12:15:56.452-04:00I love pastiches - if they're well done - and ...I love pastiches - if they're well done - and homages - if they're well done. If not, I'd like them to vanish from the earth. Re Holmes, he has indeed been pretty much done to death, and as of this writing, I would never dream of trying to do a pastiche, homage, or continuation of the Holmes canon, simply because I don't have anything to say... <br /><br />But I have done a short-story sequel - "Truth and Turpitude: Murder at Abbey-Mill Farm" - of Jane Austen's "Emma", from the perspective of Mrs. Elton, who decides that only she can solve a murder that takes place after all the marriages. And who knows who/what else I'll tackle in my time? And one thing: there is NO copyright on titles. Feel free. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6824546927268734512015-07-26T11:22:11.983-04:002015-07-26T11:22:11.983-04:00Dale, I followed that Klinger v Doyle estate. As I...Dale, I followed that Klinger v Doyle estate. As I recall, Klinger deliberately set out to challenge them and let the chips fall where they may. The US is notorious for its restrictive copyright laws lobbied by the greedy descendants of long-dead authors and artists. J.K. Rowling successfully sued the American author of a Harry Potter reference book, but a major argument was that she might want to write one of her own some time… or not, kind of a pre-copyright coup. As you've pointed out so well, overly harsh copyright law reduces creativity helping no one at all.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31222943554486352142015-07-26T10:44:47.133-04:002015-07-26T10:44:47.133-04:00What a great post, Dale. I'm always amazed at...What a great post, Dale. I'm always amazed at how many beginning writers feel it's okay to do another "take" on an existing work of fiction, without one thought about copyright violations.<br /><br />I learned a lot, here. Many thanks!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.com