When shooting something you need to get the rights to other properties you might use in your media but in books there seems to be some more flexibility. Are there different laws or are the rules easier to bend?
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There is some nuance, but it is the same laws. But there are a lot of books that are public domain, moreso then there are TV shows and movies.
So, you could start filming your own version of Robin Hood today, no worrying about copyright.
But making your own version of Home Alone takes some doing.
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