I was recently asked by an aspiring author if she could write a novel based on characters from a television show. 

The smart answer is: I don't know, can you write?

The legal answer is: well, that's not easy to answer. 

Here are some of the things I invited here to read:

Demi Moore, Dr. Seuss and Seinfeld, David Goldberg and Robert J. Bernstein

Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Company, 252 F.3d 1165 (11th Cir. 2001)

Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, 150 F.3d (2d Cir. 1998)

The Seinfeld and the Wind Done Gone Cases: Studies in ...   more »