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HarryT · 08-17-2009, 01:10 PM

You can "draw upon" it in all sorts of ways, perfectly legally. You could write a book about someone who reads "Catcher in the Rye" and whose life is changed by it. That's not a "derivative work", and is perfectly OK.

08-17-2009, 01:10 PM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You can "draw upon" it in all sorts of ways, perfectly legally. You could write a book about someone who reads "Catcher in the Rye" and whose life is changed by it. That's not a "derivative work", and is perfectly OK.