creating a course based on a book. is it possible?

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Hi. I'm going to create a course that is based on a fiction book. Would that be possible? I mean, won't it break any rules here? I haven't seen any similar courses here

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FrankKane
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You can create a course on pretty much anything, except for the stuff you'd expect to be prohibited:

 

https://support.udemy.com/hc/en-us/articles/229233027-Restricted-Topics

 

My concern is copyright law. I don't really know what your course will be about, but if it's based on someone else's fiction book, remember you generally can't use someone else's content without their permission. 

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Are you the author?

 

Several of my courses are based on my books, but I own the copyright to all the material. If you are not the copyright holder than you do not have a right to use the author's intellectual property. 

 

I have no idea how you would create a course based on fiction, however.

 

Lawrence M. Miller
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FrankKane
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You can create a course on pretty much anything, except for the stuff you'd expect to be prohibited:

 

https://support.udemy.com/hc/en-us/articles/229233027-Restricted-Topics

 

My concern is copyright law. I don't really know what your course will be about, but if it's based on someone else's fiction book, remember you generally can't use someone else's content without their permission. 

LawrenceMMiller
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Are you the author?

 

Several of my courses are based on my books, but I own the copyright to all the material. If you are not the copyright holder than you do not have a right to use the author's intellectual property. 

 

I have no idea how you would create a course based on fiction, however.

 

Lawrence M. Miller
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