"Ryan S. Dancey" wrote:
> > From: woodelf (lists) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> > i'm
> > reasonably certain that a non-parody/satire sequel to a novel is a
> > copyright violation.
>
> In an important case decided just this year, a work titled "The Wind
> Done Gone", a retelling of the Gone with the Wind story from the
> perspective of a black slave was found to be an infringing derivative
> work and surpressed by the court, despite the fact that most of GWTW is
> based on actual historical events (the Civil War), and essentially the
> entire novel "The Wind Done Gone" was new text (in other words, there
> were no bits that were copied from the original).
>
> This case extends the protection afforded by copyright to include the
> >story< being told, not just the actual words of the story.
I could be wrong, but I believe that the appeals court reversed that
decision.
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