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April 2

Is a story published online protected by copyright?

Hi all! Are short stories published on a blog or a Facebook group protected by copyright? What about the title if it's used as the name of the blog or the FB group? Thank you! 2001:EE0:4041:4B99:8DA7:46FF:51C4:4951 (talk) 17:40, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We don't do legal advice.

When material that might be copyrighted is posted on this site, we err on the side of caution and treat it as if it probably is copyrighted until proof is presented otherwise. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:01, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In most countries, every newly-created work is copyrighted automatically. Note that if you post something on Facebook, you license it to Facebook to do whatever they want with it; this is stated in the terms of service you agreed to but probably didn't read. A title may be too short to be copyrightable, though this varies by jurisdiction. If you need an actual serious opinion on a particular work you'll need to consult a lawyer. Suggested resources for learning more about copyright: Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright, [1], [2]. --47.146.60.177 (talk) 18:51, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fiction

The lede of the article List of lesbian fiction states it is all between adult women. Does any notable lesbian fiction exist between an adult woman and lets say, a girl that is below 16 years old? 88.104.38.56 (talk) 20:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So you’re looking for stories about child molestation aka rape? --24.76.103.169 (talk) 01:20, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can see, it doesn't actual use the word adult at all, and one of the sections lists Young Adult literature. A quick look at a few of the links from that section indicates that there are novels featuring teenage lesbians. The youngest I spotted in that list was 12 years old - but I don't know if it involved a relationship with an older woman. You may actually have to read some of them to find that out. Wymspen (talk) 14:35, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Browsing the list, I see that "Le Rempart des Béguines(1952)" is about "Helene, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is seduced by her father's mistress, Tamara".

Even the first item on the list "Dialogs of the Courtesans", the dialog about a lesbian relationship does not explicitly meet your criteria, but as the courtesan's (rather innocent) regular lover is described as "a young man", I'll bet she was supposed to be understood to be pretty young. ApLundell (talk) 17:17, 4 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

While it is missing from our list, Carmilla (1871-1872) by Sheridan Le Fanu has a rather large age-difference between the lovers. The protagonist, Laura, is a teenage girl. She thinks that her new friend and love interest Carmilla is the same age as herself. It turns out that Carmilla is actually the vampire Mircalla, Countess Karnstein, and has been alive since the 17th century. The lesbian vampire just has a habit of seducing and killing teenage girls.

By the way, Le Fanou depicts Carmilla as overly possessive of Laura. After a kissing session between the two "girls", Carmilla proclaims: "You are mine, you shall be mine, and you and I are one for ever". Dimadick (talk) 13:04, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I immediately thought of Carmilla as well, but Laura is 18 in the novel. Matt Deres (talk) 13:46, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]