I am adapting a piece of a novel (51 pages in the middle of a 1200 page book) as an exercise. I don't expect to ever see it produced, to ever get paid; I am just doing it to teach myself how to write a screenplay. But I do have a few questions:
1. Could I give it out for free online? I assume it is something like fan fiction (which may or may not be legal), but since it will have actual dialogue and happenings from the books perhaps that changes something...
2. Even though I don't own any rights to the story, would it be legally acceptable to use it as an example script?
3. I think it might be fun to show the script to the author of the book to see what he thinks of it. Should I just contact his publisher or is there anything I should to first to make sure he can't sue me?
Thanks,
JC
1. Could I give it out for free online? I assume it is something like fan fiction (which may or may not be legal), but since it will have actual dialogue and happenings from the books perhaps that changes something...
2. Even though I don't own any rights to the story, would it be legally acceptable to use it as an example script?
3. I think it might be fun to show the script to the author of the book to see what he thinks of it. Should I just contact his publisher or is there anything I should to first to make sure he can't sue me?
Thanks,
JC
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