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Q&A Borrowing Characters

Would it be a violation of copyright and/or plagiarism to “borrow” a character from another novel? For example, I have a short story and want to include as a side character Ender (of Ender’s Game)...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by LN6595‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:08:58Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/42996
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar LN6595‭ · 2019-12-08T11:08:58Z (over 4 years ago)
Would it be a violation of copyright and/or plagiarism to “borrow” a character from another novel?

For example, I have a short story and want to include as a side character Ender (of Ender’s Game). I would preserve Ender’s name, family, personality, etc. But Ender would only play a small part in the story.

It’s not the brightest idea, but I’m curious if it’s legal in the US.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-04T21:13:51Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 15