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[Kirsten Phillips]

Hello,

I have a question regarding the use of popular myth/legend as a basis for "original" material. In short, I would like to base two scripts for a comic book on Grimm's fairy tale "Snow White" and another on Hindi legend (based on a story in Sanskrit) Not direct interpretations but using a style of my own.

Am I violating any copywright laws by doing this and if so, how may I obtain rights to such material?

[Isaac]

The original version of Grimm's fairy tales are certainly
public domain.  But those are not the versions kids are
familiar with.  The current versions are sanitized a bit to
tone down the violence and not for kids imagery of the
originals.  Derive from the original work without copying
someone's protected interpretation and you should be fine.