The judge awarded J.D. Salinger the win. Production of 60 Years Later will not happen in the U.S. because the judge didn't buy author Fredrik Colting's lawyers' arguments for fair use, calling the book a parody.
Click here to read the full article in Publishers Weekly.
Does this mean some characters are copyrighted? And to what extent? Do they have to be American literary icons, or can they be just bestseller beach read bums? I don't really know what to think about this. On the one hand, it seems right that authors should have some control over their own creations. On the other, it seems that this ruling might become much more extensive in the precedence it sets than intended.
What do you guys think?
2 comments:
I think Mr. California is out of his league. In other news, please read my new book set to come out this fall entitled Grapes of Wrath: The better years!
Hamlet: The Second Generation
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