Character Creation and The Law: A Guide to Creating Characters in the United States and Canada
Paperback, 213 pages
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FrankTalks.com. This book was Originally a Masters Thesis entitled "Character Culture: The Cultural bargain between Ownership and Appropriation" this book explores the people in the stories authors create, and their legal standings. Submitted in December 2001. Characters are a gray area of law. Original Characters that are visual like cartoons, have different legal considerations than those that are based on real people. This thesis is an analysis on mass media culture, audiences and the legal status of characters from both a historical perspective, to present day legal considerations. The characters that inhabit our stories, movies, TV shows fall into the gray areas of law. This book is a "everything you wanted to know about copyright as they relate to characters". It is perfect for writers, producers, creative people, in Canada and the United States.
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"A review from Ivan"
I was always interested in entertainment through TV and cinema, especially sitcoms and comedy movies. Since I don't originally come from North America, it was always fascinating to see how certain characters like Batman and Superman, especially cartoon characters, penetrate through all the social barriers of a foreign country and become popular outside English-speaking regions. Frank's book explores more of the issues I've pondered upon, and has introduced me to many more interesting ideas.
Franks starts off with some general ideas, such as that it is really hard to define what exactly a character is. The relationship between the audience and the character and... More >
I was always interested in entertainment through TV and cinema, especially sitcoms and comedy movies. Since I don't originally come from North America, it was always fascinating to see how certain characters like Batman and Superman, especially cartoon characters, penetrate through all the social barriers of a foreign country and become popular outside English-speaking regions. Frank's book explores more of the issues I've pondered upon, and has introduced me to many more interesting ideas.
Franks starts off with some general ideas, such as that it is really hard to define what exactly a character is. The relationship between the audience and the character and... More >
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