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[cityofmist]

If you write a short story which involves, basically, the lucid-dreaming technology from Inception, but original plot, characters, and themes, is it fanfiction?

(Second, unrelated question: is it normal here that I can't tag things?)

Edit: Thanks to everyone who answered, I really appreciate it. I'm not worried about legal/copyright issues because I'

Comments

[fowo]

I'd say that depends. If it is the technology from Inception, then yes. If it works different, it's not.

[grandwazooo]

All art is derivative.

[yuriko]

I don't know, but yes, it's normal.

[ilysespieces]

yes
yes

[leskay]

Yes.