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Stolen Ideas?
Shecky:
Think of it this way, guys: your brains produced something just as awesome as something that turned out to be a popular success.
belial.1980:
A few years ago I started to work on a story that involved a zombie outbreak. I wanted the zombies to be fast-moving berserkers driven by a sense of anger and rage that kept them going after death. I thought it'd be a cool change from the slow, hungry shamblers you see in most zombie flicks. Lo and behold, a day or two after I'd written the first scene I saw the trailer for the movie (click to show/hide)28 Days Later. Ended up having the same basic concept. Eh, what can you do?
Snowleopard:
Unfortunately, an idea just sometimes seems to be in the ether.
Simultaneous creation they call it. Heard it happened to Harlan Ellison once in regards to his story - The Bleeding Stones. Kid came into the Clarion workshop with a story very, very simular to Harlan's. They'd never even met or communicated. Harlan bought the kid's rights out and everyone was happy but it shows what can happen.
Then there are the other cases where someone HAS lifted your idea. Not good or right.
Starbeam:
The one thing to remember is that there are plenty ideas. The differences come in the specifics. I mean, really, we all know two completely different series about an orphaned wizard named Harry.
Ren:
That is true...hrmmm wonder about a world where Hogwart's and other Schools exist in the same realm as Dresden Files...it's super-dorky but it could totally work. Also fits in another story idea I've been working on off and on.
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