Adopting a story/series?

[Laodice]

“In the United States, parody is protected by the First Amendment as a form of expression. However, since parodies rely heavily on the original work, parodists rely on the fair use exception to combat claims of copyright infringement.” (law,cornell,edu)

I have written FanFictions and parodies and have used quotes from other stories in some of mine crediting them properly and having my characters be inspired by the events in the story without duplicating them. Sometimes the characters give a short narrative of what they find to be stimulating about the original story.

As somebody who has had their work copied without credit I try to be cognizant and respectful of other artists, but the bottom line is nothing is truly original, everybody is inspired to some degree by those who came before, so giving credit where it's due is important to me.

This may be a completely unique view but the thing that bothers me the most is not when other people cut and paste my work placing their name on it, but rather when people take the locations, scenes, and characters from my stories and alter their behavior in a way that is not characteristic of my literary children. (I want to tell them: Don’t be so lazy, just change the damn names!)

 

[Seadog777]

Over the years I've been reading smut I have found myself really attached to certain stories. Enough so that I begin adding my own bits and pieces to tailor it to my own preferences. Sometimes completely rewriting and adding sequel chapters in my style, especially to abandoned stories(have one from 1997...)

Now that I'm looking to publish the good ones I'm wondering if there is anything I need to do other than crediting the original author.

You NEVER publish without the express permission of the original author.

If you do, you're a fucking thief and a criminal.

Literotica will rightfully ban you from the site.

 

[XerXesXu]

This recent SCOTUS decision illustrates the general position in USA.

Warhol v Goldsmith.