Anthony wrote:
On 1/15/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
Excessively long plot summaries of films and books can constitute a copyright violation because while they're not an exact copy, they damage intellectual rights of the copyrighted material.
In the US, plot summaries of films and books can constitute a copyright violation because a plot is a copyrightable work. Copyright covers copying, not just making exact copies. Most plot summaries are fair use. Some aren't.
Agreed. The distinction is a point of fact that is never very clear on the face of it. I suppose if you go too far it could be considered a derivative work, but it would be very difficult to determine how far is too far.
Ec