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Q&A How to tell readers your story is a re-imagination of a popular story?

If for example, I were to rewrite a story heavily inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but placed it in a complete different setting. Do you have to say it? Also, do you mention it in the title that's it'...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question fiction legal ethics
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:54:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/42288
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T10:54:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
If for example, I were to rewrite a story heavily inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but placed it in a complete different setting. Do you have to say it? Also, do you mention it in the title that's it's a reimagining, or would you put it in the preface. I see it a lot in movies, but sometimes, they don't put any disclaimer or anything, and sometimes it's in the title and sometimes it's not. Is there a guideline on how to inform your readers in an ethical way?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-17T16:31:31Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 22