The author of the novel is foreign and published by a Chinese publishing house. I want to borrow some of the content from the script. What procedures should I go through to avoid copyright violation? thanks
Borrowing the content of the novel into the script without the authorization of the author of the novel and without indicating the source may constitute copyright violation. Therefore, it was recommended to contact the author of the novel first and obtain authorization or indicate the source when borrowing the content of the novel. If the script had already been published in the mainland of China and had obtained a publishing license, then as long as the author's intellectual property rights were not violated and sensitive content was not involved, it would not be considered an intellectual property violation. If you want to use the content of the novel for screenwriting, it is recommended to first consult the author of the novel whether he agrees to use his work for screenwriting and respect the intellectual property rights of the author. If the author of the novel was authorized, then the source of the novel's content must be indicated and adapted and created according to the relevant regulations.
