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Permission to use the Dresdenverse in a short story I'm writing...
Shecky:
Oh, hey, neuro - need your input over here: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,13881.0.html
comprex:
--- Quote from: Shecky on September 16, 2009, 08:03:08 PM ---The good thing about alternate-history fiction is that all you have to do is research and build from there.
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Hmm, the War of Jenkins' ear...
Yeratel:
The nice thing about alternate history fiction is that all the historical figures are in the public domain, so the author doesn't need to obtain permissions.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: The Angel Yeratel on September 16, 2009, 09:12:23 PM ---The nice thing about alternate history fiction is that all the historical figures are in the public domain, so the author doesn't need to obtain permissions.
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provided you stay far enough back not to be writing about alternate versions of currently living people.
belial.1980:
Is there a certain amount of time that must pass before a deceased person becomes "public domain" and it's permissable to write about them in fiction?
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