Department - Author 1
Journalism Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Journalism
Date
6-2014
Primary Advisor
Bill Loving
Abstract/Summary
This paper is about finding the best practices in which to protect a literary character as an individual and help authors keep the rights to their characters when the characters are taken out of the original work. It focuses on the basic copyright and trademark laws, how they apply to a literary character, what is afforded to the character for protection, and the lack of protection by the courts. The research helps facilitate ideas and advice on how to better protect a literary character before and after the process of copyrighting or trademarking the work.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/joursp/82