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Q&A Is permission needed to use a fictitious character from another novel in my story as a point of reference?

I am writing a novel and I would like to introduce characters from other published works as time travelers. Is this a bad idea or even legal? Copyright infringement comes to mind... Is there a le...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Kalee‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question legal copyright
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:52:05Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/39109
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kalee‭ · 2019-12-08T09:52:05Z (over 4 years ago)
I am writing a novel and I would like to introduce characters from other published works as time travelers. Is this a bad idea or even legal? Copyright infringement comes to mind... Is there a legal way to use the names of established fictitious characters in my story? I'd hate to make a rookie mistake, but I am a rookie...

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-09-24T17:37:26Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 1