So, as I understand it, you can't copyright the title of a movie, no? So, let's say I want to make a movie that involves a lot of music and a lot of dance, can anyone stop me from calling it "Step Up to the Mic"?
Either way, for now we'll use it as a working title. In "Step Up to the Mic", Rayphan Torres is a Chamorro freshman at the University of Washington, studying music. Coming from a "traditional" family that is deeply religious, he struggles with coming out as homosexual, and eventually decides to do so via musical expression.
This movie will have LOTS of music, and a lot of dance. So in that respect, it will be kinda similar to the "Step Up" movies. But it will also be different from the "Step Up" movies in the sense that the main character is a musician, not a dancer, and the only reason there's any dance in the movie is because those two things go together like PB&J.
I'd of course like the approval of the owners of the "Step Up" series. But what if they don't approve? My movie won't include any reference to any characters or anything in their series whatsoever. The only similarities are in the title and the fact that there's lots of music and dancing.
Your thoughts?
Either way, for now we'll use it as a working title. In "Step Up to the Mic", Rayphan Torres is a Chamorro freshman at the University of Washington, studying music. Coming from a "traditional" family that is deeply religious, he struggles with coming out as homosexual, and eventually decides to do so via musical expression.
This movie will have LOTS of music, and a lot of dance. So in that respect, it will be kinda similar to the "Step Up" movies. But it will also be different from the "Step Up" movies in the sense that the main character is a musician, not a dancer, and the only reason there's any dance in the movie is because those two things go together like PB&J.
I'd of course like the approval of the owners of the "Step Up" series. But what if they don't approve? My movie won't include any reference to any characters or anything in their series whatsoever. The only similarities are in the title and the fact that there's lots of music and dancing.
Your thoughts?