

So I'm trying to start a manga series, I plan for it to be a extension of
Hiroiko Araki's JoJo's Bizzare Adventure. I was wondering if I were to post it
on a manga site, would it be allowed or counted as copyright. Because I wanted
to do something fan made in the JoJo universe but has nothing to do with what
hes made besides the concept of JoJos. I would put credit to him of course but
I'm wondering If i could even post it without it being taken down.


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Would a fan made universal exstension be allowed to post?


For legal questions such as these, it is always good to contact a copyright
lawyer in your country. Laws regarding fair use, copyrights and the likes
differ per country, and a copyright lawyer should be more than capable of
answering your questions. And this answer should not be seen as legal advice.

What you are describing is fan fiction/derivative work, both of which can be
considered a subsidiary right under the original copyright, and can be tested
as such. Which would require you to obtain a license to produce the work.

However, depending on the studio, producer(s) and authors the creation of such
work [may be
tolerated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_fan_fiction#Copyright_holders%27_attitude_towards_fan_fiction).
To ensure you are allowed to make such works, it is best to contact their
respective legal departments prior to publication anywhere.

Additional you may want to take care in regards to which 'manga' site you
upload it to. If condoned to begin with by the legal department(s), a question
in regards to your distribution method may be asked. As many manga sites are
of an illegal nature (piracy providers), mentioning publication to such would
lead to bad blood, if not out right rejection to begin with. You can take a
look at [Our list of known legal
providers](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/1458) as a reference.


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I'm sorry to inform you of this but yes it very much would be copyright, now
it may not be taken down its all up to the owner of the website, just contact
the website owner and ask from their.


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