Derivative Works
Using Another Author’s Work — Is Your Derivative Work Infringing Someone’s Copyright?
Creative inspiration for writers often comes from the work of other authors. Maybe we are inspired by someone’s story or moved by a relatable character. Maybe we want to add something new to an existing story, or expand...
Criminal Procedure
Adding Criminal Law and Procedure to Your Fiction: Part III
The Courtroom—Guilty Plea and Trial Welcome to Part III of Adding Criminal Law and Procedure to Your Fiction. See Part I for a discussion of search warrants and exceptions to the warrant requirement, and Part II for stop &...
Legal Scenarios
Confessions, Trials, and Fiction
A writer this week asked about the use of confessions in the criminal trial process. A character in the writer’s plot has signed a confession admitting facts necessary for conviction of a crime. The writer wanted a short...
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