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Naruzeldamaster posted the thread Differences between 'copyright' and 'trademark' when doing parodies. in Research.Discussion in a different thread has lead to this one because it got me curious. In my mind, I FEEL like I understand how far you could... -
KATutin replied to the thread What's the best writing advice you ever received?.Advice received! And for me, writing every day would burn me out. That's not to say I don't do other writing-related things. -
Mad Swede replied to the thread "Swords aren't Lightsabers".Ulfbehrt swords are made of steel which has a high carbon content (about 1.8 - 2.0%), which makes the blade both strong and flexible... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread What if your story idea has already been done?.Fair point, still not a risk I'd be willing to take if my parody was that close to the thing I'm parodying ya know? Plus if I was doing...
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Malik replied to the thread "Swords aren't Lightsabers".I haven't heard this. It's possible, but the trick is to get exactly the right amount of carbon in your iron for the task at hand... -
pmmg replied to the thread What if your story idea has already been done?.Hmmm… i dont wish to pretend to know all things copyright, but the superman S is probably a trademark and not a copyright issue. -
pmmg replied to the thread What's the best writing advice you ever received?.Was the dont need to write everyday advice you received, or a reply to my rules? For me, i will say mileage may vary, but if your story...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread What if your story idea has already been done?.I think the defining thing that makes a parody not fair use is 'how much of the parody resembles the actual thing' I could probably make...
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Karlin replied to the thread Most recent books you bought..Bought Zorba the Greek as an ebook, new translation. Rereding it- thsi is probably the third or fourth time I'm reading it. Realizing... -
KATutin replied to the thread Most recent books you bought..Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning This Cursed House by Del Sandeen. Two and three are not...
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KATutin replied to the thread Scrivener Software: to use or not?.Purchased Scrivener some years ago now. Never looked back.
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread "Swords aren't Lightsabers".Isn't one of the theories surrounding the Viking ulfberht swords that the iron used in them was mined from a region in India which had a... -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread What if your story idea has already been done?.Parodies are sort of their own separate thing in copyright law. They can be fair use, even if they copy a lot of the original. Which is...
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RRonin872 replied to the thread What's the best writing advice you ever received?."Today will be better than yesterday"
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RRonin872 replied to the thread Scrivener Software: to use or not?.I joined a long time ago and hit a wall. Was constantly unorganized and had so many different notes and books. Recently heard about...