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"based on material previously published"

Posted by dead like pixie (aka chris) Jan 24 '11, 14:41

all sequels are deemed to be adapted from the original screenplay

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- Think of it in terms of rights - you wouldn't be able to submit a screenplay using established characters without getting the rights to do so. - Max Jan 24, 14:54 7
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    - If you write a sequel I would assume you'd be using at least one character from the first movie, which you would need the rights to do. -- nm - Max Jan 24, 15:02 5
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        ah, then my comparison fails because it's not truly a rights issue. Does the script originate characters/environments or use ones already known? -- nm - Max Jan 24, 15:11 2
        
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        Then if it uses something previously known, it's not Original. - Max Jan 24, 15:15
        
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- it's a derivative work. it's not wholly original. -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 14:52 7
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    - You're trying to denounce something that is completely arbitrary by definition ... as being arbitrary. Who is committing the greater waste of time? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:57 5
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        (Kill Bill, if it had been nominated for any Oscars) -- nm - dead like pixie Jan 24, 15:08
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        We need some metrics here. Let's start by assuming you make more per hour than I do .. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:58
what about biblical films? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 24, 14:42

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