
The thin line between borrowing and stealing in fandom
Creative Control
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How to Copyright Werewolf Sex
Author Zoe Ellis had published her book Crave to Conquer and then another author Addison Crane said it was too similar to her werewolf series born to be bound. Ultimately, Addison Kane lost her suit because going back to Wynton Yates, you cannot copyright an idea. You can only copyright the expression of an idea. So you can't copyright werewolf sex. It's just out there. And these tropes are common. People borrow them. People are always sharing them within this world. Like that's expected. The founding fathers would have wanted. I really want to take the rain right now.
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