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  1. Copyright question for you guys. I was thinking of (loosely) basing a script on one of Isaac Asimov's short stories which is, of course, copyrighted. Anyway I can use it? I'm not planning on stelling or anything, probably just put it on YouTube.

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    2. RobertCornero

      RobertCornero

      I would actually reference the whole Terminator/Harlan Ellison conflict, and try to err on the side of caution.

    3. axalon

      axalon

      Does it matter if I'm not trying to make any money off it?

    4. RobertCornero

      RobertCornero

      Honestly, that depends on the copyright holder. I remember back in the day, Lucasfilm was really opposed to fan-made Star Wars spinoffs, like the cops/stormtrooper mashup "Troops." They would throw around their legal weight to get that stuff stopped. Eventually, they figured out it was good for business, and now encourage that kind of stuff.

       

      If you're doing this with no way to make money/distributing on Youtube or something similar, as a fan-derived work, you're pro...

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