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To adapt a TV series into a novel with a lot of changes in the plot, was it considered copyright violation or plagiarism?

2025-03-01 17:45
That TV series was adapted from a folk legend. If this TV series was adapted into a novel, it would still use the same folk story, but the names of the characters would be different, and the plot would also be greatly changed. However, some characters that were not in the folk story were still retained in the TV series, but the names were different. Their personalities were still the same, but the things they experienced were different. Some plots that were not in the folk story were retained in the TV series, such as being poisoned and passing the imperial examination. There were a few similarities, but the plot changed a lot later. Was such an adaptation considered as copyright or plagiarism?
2025-03-01 18:43

If a TV series was adapted into a novel and the plot was greatly changed, whether it was considered copyright or plagiarism depended on the degree of adaptation and whether the scenes, characters, lines, and other elements of the TV series were used. If the degree of adaptation was large and completely changed the plot of the TV series or even completely fabricated the scenes and characters in the TV series, it might be regarded as copyright violation or plagiarism. In this case, the editor may need to obtain the permission of the copyright owner of the TV series or else they may face legal risks. If the editor only changed the plot of the TV series to a certain extent and used the elements of the TV series such as scenes, characters, lines, etc., but did not completely copy the content of the TV series, then it might not be regarded as copyright violation or plagiarism. It was important to note that when adapting a novel, the author had to make sure that his work did not have too much similarity to the original work, otherwise it might be regarded as copyright violation or plagiarism. In addition, the author had to abide by the relevant laws and regulations to ensure that his adaptation was legal.

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