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RachelShellyLee: 1 year ago

Can i write a sequel to the movie "set it off" and name it "set it off 2"?

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Clemence: 1 year ago

You cannot write a sequel from the movie Set It Off without first getting permission from the writer and the production company of the movie. This is to prevent you from being sued by the company for copyright infringement.

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RachelShellyLee: 1 year ago

One might assume that it would be an infringement of copyright to use characters and style developed by another person. Not so; copyright protects the words and form in which ideas are expressed, not the ideas or characters themselves. The type of copying envisaged by the law, taking large chunks of original text, is unlikely in the case of sequels which aim to develop an original story, not replicate it. Even if some words and phrases are used from the original, the court may refuse protection on the grounds that the main purpose of copyright is to allow inventors of commercial works to exploit them without unfair competition. Since a sequel is arguably more likely to enhance than inhibit sales of the original, a court might hold that trying to use copyright law to protect the original work is a form of oppression. In one case (Chappell & Co Ltd v DC Thompson & Co Ltd [1928/1935] MCC 467) the first four lines of a popular song "Her Name is Mary" were used as the opening paragraphs of a serial story. The court held that as the defendants were using the words for a totally different purpose which had no adverse effect on the plaintiff's sales, there was no infringement of copyright.

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RachelShellyLee: 1 year ago

so i just found out this info so i dont understand

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RachelShellyLee: 1 year ago

I read otherwise . i was told copy write does not protect the characters so i can use them

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DewayneRice: 1 year ago via Android

how about get it off Joe

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RachelShellyLee: 1 year ago

WHAt?

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DewayneRice: 1 year ago via Android

you must be younger Joe

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