copyright
Would this breach copyright on Dr Who?
<p>If I write a story about an alien time traveller from a dying race, with encyclopedic knowledge, who sporadically visits London, travels with young companions, occasionally saves Earth and other planets, and appears to change bodies periodically. Would this be a breach of copyright? </p>

<p>There is too little detail in your question to give a clear answer. In fact, to get an authoritative answer, you need to let a IP lawyer read the full story and give a legal opinion.</p>

<p>The answer depends on how you write the story.</p>

<p>Copyright gives the copyright holder control over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>derivative works</em></a>, so if your story can be classified as a derivative work of Dr. Who, and is not covered by the <em>exceptions</em> that exist in copyright law (i.e. Parody, Fair use), then you would breach copyright.</p>

<p>However, if your story just happens to use a similar story framework as Dr. Who, but where the plotlines, settings and and personality of main characters are all different from Dr. Who, then it probably will not be considered a derivative work and you would be OK.</p>
