Q: Can I write a song about the plot of a visual novel? Do I need to get permission from the author in order to publish it?
I tried to be as vague as possible in describing things, but sticking to the events in the storyline. The characters do the same things, but I do not mention their names.
Essentially, I tried to make the story not be readily recognizable, but it's possible people do (I don't know how effective I was in avoiding that).
Another thing is that the visual novel is free-to-play (though there is a paid version with additional features), so I don't know how that would affect things.
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