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Originally Posted by leebase
On the contrary. Basing a NEW story on existing ideas and tales is completely unimpeeded by copyright. So many movies are just Romeo and Juliet retold. But you don’t need to name the characters Romeo and Juliet.
So make your own Snow White inspired book or movie. Just not the actual Snow White.
I’d make an exception for works abandoned by the author or publisher.
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Even if you use the same name when basing your characters after myths and folk stories (or hundreds year old plays), there's also the matter of making the character unique. "Warm Bodies" (the zombie comedy/romance movie) was based loosely on Romeo and Juliet, but its characters were completely unique. Same with the Disney movies.