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Q&A Can I write reference books about a fictional universe from an existing franchise?

I want to write some reference books containing details about the fictional universe of some popular franchises, such as Tintin, or Star Trek. This would contain short plot summaries (1-paragraph i...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Village‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:15:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/5264
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Village‭ · 2019-12-08T02:15:36Z (almost 5 years ago)
I want to write some reference books containing details about the fictional universe of some popular franchises, such as Tintin, or Star Trek. This would contain short plot summaries (1-paragraph in length) and various details about the setting and characters. The information would be similar to material found on On-line encyclopedias, such as Wooieepedia, but completely original writing. I would use only the original stories (e.g. books or episodes) from the franchise as the source for the information.

Can I write such a work or would I run into legal problems?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-03-16T02:39:17Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 6