Topic on User talk:Jade Shauni

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I think the question, Geth, is simply about adding a trope entry to the work page. Jade, there's no copyright violation in just having a trope on the list that TVT also has -- it's only if you use the exact wording as TVT uses for the explanatory text in the entry that's the issue. For example, if a page on TVT had the entry:

  • Trope Name: Definitely in play in episode 299 when Alice thrashes Bob with a plush tyrannosaurus rex.

copying that word-for-word would not be permitted. But a simple rephrasing, such as

  • Trope Name: Seen in episode 299 when Bob is beaten about the head and shoulders with a plush dinosaur by Alice.

would be acceptable.

Now you may ask, "If I wrote the trope entry in question, can't I just copy it over, since it's under my copyright?" By the strict letter of the law and our policies, yes, I believe it would okay. But I would still rephrase it, just to avoid any possible accusations.

Does that answer your question?

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