tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post2824820942280369293..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Holden Caulfield Stays in Retirementbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-31429692485548055392009-07-07T08:17:39.393+08:002009-07-07T08:17:39.393+08:00I have never read the original.... I should.
I k...I have never read the original.... I should.<br /><br />I kind of like that they leave the classics alone. It is what makes them... classic.Sheila DeChantalhttp://bookjourney.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-38411944337958102782009-07-05T11:47:12.265+08:002009-07-05T11:47:12.265+08:00fanfiction is a whole genre in its own right, but ...fanfiction is a whole genre in its own right, but most of it is on the internet and tolerated by the orig creatorsbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-31786784386251605822009-07-04T19:40:14.613+08:002009-07-04T19:40:14.613+08:00Actually, there are lots of people who take charac...Actually, there are lots of people who take characters and write new stories about them and even have them published. It's called fan fiction. There are websites devoted to fan fiction. Star Trek comes to mind. Various other popular (or cult) TV series, too.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-71156392394787292692009-07-04T18:43:50.231+08:002009-07-04T18:43:50.231+08:00Correction, James Patterson!Correction, James Patterson!Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-7435715604652327372009-07-04T12:39:24.812+08:002009-07-04T12:39:24.812+08:00"The Catcher in the Rye" made a big impa..."The Catcher in the Rye" made a big impact on me when I read it during the difficult teenage phase of my life -- as it did for many others. But I, for one, wouldn't want to read about "the ultimate alienated teenager... as a lonely old codger" and wonder who -- if anyone -- would have wanted to!YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-39122963453547500722009-07-04T08:58:59.262+08:002009-07-04T08:58:59.262+08:00You can also, inadvertently, sign away your rights...You can also, inadvertently, sign away your rights to a character, which Gary Patterson once wrote about in The Writer, during a movie deal, which means, the movie company is now free to take one of his characters and make a movie not based on any of his books! They can create their own story involving his character. They have yet to do so, but now they have that right, and he was quite upset for falling into that trap, so he was warning other writers to be careful what you sign away on your contracts -- you may live to regret it! <br /><br />First time writers, novelists, screenwriters are prone to this -- <br />they're so eager to finally get a deal that they end up giving far too much away! Learn from Harry Potter -- Rowling did a brilliant job holding onto those rights and made a billion. Learn from her! Learn from everyone who has walked down that path before us, lest we repeat their mistakes.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83214872688808388652009-07-03T20:38:03.213+08:002009-07-03T20:38:03.213+08:00yeah, once copyright has expired on the story, the...yeah, once copyright has expired on the story, the characters are usually in the public domain, so anyone can write stories using characters like mr rochester, sherlock holmes, mr darcy, beauty and the beast etc... (but there are other things to think about too, like whether a character has been trademarked or belongs to a publishing house/company).<br /><br />Poppadumdum, u are right! moral rights are the way to go in this kind of situation ... i cannot believe i forgot about that...<br /><br />WhitearrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-65096071544131854692009-07-03T19:45:54.012+08:002009-07-03T19:45:54.012+08:00There's also the Moral Right of the Author has...There's also the Moral Right of the Author has well, which I believe prevents things likes these happening. <br /><br />- PoppadumdumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-21068072089024057492009-07-03T19:20:12.062+08:002009-07-03T19:20:12.062+08:00God has been stiffed out of trillions in royalties...God has been stiffed out of trillions in royalties; there are so many films and books with His prophets in them!Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-28520177108886138862009-07-03T19:07:27.713+08:002009-07-03T19:07:27.713+08:00but what about jean rhys taking mr rochester and b...but what about jean rhys taking mr rochester and bertha for 'the wide sargasso sea' for e.g.? out of copyright sure because of the time lapse.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-46128380191303781202009-07-03T17:08:38.166+08:002009-07-03T17:08:38.166+08:00Janet- if i'm not mistaken, copyright attaches...Janet- if i'm not mistaken, copyright attaches to a character that has been clearly created by the author, but not the idea behind the character. For example, Luke Skywalker from Star Wars would be a copyrighted character (with his name, history, mannerisms etc); the idea/concept of a young boy who grows up to become a great warrior is not copyrighted. That's my understanding of it anyway... and it sure leaves room for argument in court as to whether a character has been formed clearly enough by an author to merit being copyrighted...<br /><br />WhitearrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-43960845960592481452009-07-03T15:54:06.216+08:002009-07-03T15:54:06.216+08:00Fredrik Colting aka John David California should g...Fredrik Colting aka John David California should get his own character instead of stealing someone else's.<br /><br />And the only person who can write about Holden Caulfield is his creator, J D Salinger.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-7326920667948369772009-07-03T14:30:39.119+08:002009-07-03T14:30:39.119+08:00I love Salinger's books, but am curious about ...I love Salinger's books, but am curious about the arguments in favour of Salinger's case as ideas can't be copyrighted... maybe will look it up. Perhaps it's the character's name that's infringed the copyright.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-18559119416516410032009-07-03T14:02:33.145+08:002009-07-03T14:02:33.145+08:00Hurray for this decision. As an author, I find the...Hurray for this decision. As an author, I find the idea that someone would take my characters and ideas and treat them as their own creation is akin to waking up one morning and finding squatters sleeping in my spare bedroom or cooking in my kitchen.<br /><br />Oddly enough I just blogged about this very thing. If someone wants to play in my sandpit, go ahead, but don't expect to make money out of it. That's stealing.glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.com