So. I have a character with a job in Hollywood. Probably just makes the tea, but lies about it to impress the ladies. Its 1992 and a famous sequel is about to be released, no one knows the plot, but my guy claims to have worked on it, and reveals untrue spoilers to, unsuccessfully I might add, woo the ladies.
The movie is terminator 2, the alleged plot bares no resemblance to the real one, and its very apparent that everyone knows this guy is a liar.
There's no infringement here is there? Just a pop reference. No characters mentioned by name, except the terminator from the title. No plot stolen. Its a throw away line.
'Don't want to spoil it for you but it turns out that...' He says.
I try to give actual works a wide pass, but the obvious lie loses its impact if its a made up film. I'm confident that anyone reading the book will be familiar with terminator.
The movie is terminator 2, the alleged plot bares no resemblance to the real one, and its very apparent that everyone knows this guy is a liar.
There's no infringement here is there? Just a pop reference. No characters mentioned by name, except the terminator from the title. No plot stolen. Its a throw away line.
'Don't want to spoil it for you but it turns out that...' He says.
I try to give actual works a wide pass, but the obvious lie loses its impact if its a made up film. I'm confident that anyone reading the book will be familiar with terminator.
