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With Hollywood's love of adapting intellectual property, Marty Lang discusses the hundreds of years worth of stories that anyone can use without paying a dime. They live in what's called the public domain.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting Using the Public Domain

Nov 28, 2017
Public Domain
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Legally Speaking, It Depends: What Is Public Domain?

Oct 15, 2013
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PRIMETIME: Can I legally write a story based on another writer's character?

Sep 10, 2010