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  • 16-09-2009 12:21pm
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    an_other
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hi

    I have just read a book about a period in the life of an historical figure that I think would make a great movie.

    If I was to turn this into a screenplay who would I need to gain permission from?
    The family of the historical figures involved or the author or publisher of the material that inspired the screenplay?

    Since the book isn't a piece of fiction would I need permission from the author or publisher at all?
    It's not like I would be adapting the book, I would be carrying out my own research to flesh the story out into a movie.


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    afatbollix
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    I dont think you need anyones permission..

    Write it and if you can sell it then they will look into the whole legal side of it..


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    an_other
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭an_other


    That's what I was thinking.
    I often wondered about screenplays based on true stories, history etc if the relations of the people involved could stop the movie being made


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