My friend wrote a follow-up to a radio drama and is preparing to make it into a radio drama. Is it an violation of the copyright of the original author?

Answer 1

Normally, if a friend of a friend wrote a follow-up to a radio drama and intended to publish it as a radio drama, it would not violate the copyright of the original author.

The copyright refers to the author's copyright rights to his work, including creation, adaptation, translation, performance, broadcasting, and so on. If a friend of a friend wrote a follow-up to a radio drama and intended to publish it as a radio drama, it was just a way to modify and adapt the work and did not involve violating the copyright of the original author.

Of course, if a friend of a friend published the original author's work as his own without the original author's authorization, it might violate the original author's copyright. Therefore, a friend of a friend needed to ensure that they had obtained the authorization of the original author or the explicit permission of the original author in the process of publishing the radio drama.

If a friend of a friend wants to publish a radio drama, it is recommended to contact the original author first and obtain authorization.