in my layman opinion, it appears that "lo's diary" is an expression of an idea, which should not require permission. this seems different from a derivative work, which is an adaptation of an existing work. further, a derivative work (usually) requires use of the original work in order to generate a tangible copy of the new work. right? for instance, adding words to music requires the actual music (the original work) to 'perform' the new words in song. however, the expression in "lo's diary" does not appear to require the use of the original work's expression, only the original idea.
it sounds as if the publishers of "lolita" are trying to protect the idea of "lolita", which doesn't seem correct to me. am i off base here?
derric
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