I know someone who is writing a book. We are aware of another book that has the same loose premise of events. How do we know where to draw the line with it being too closely? If like, the storyline is sort of close; for example, girl grew up in a poor home, went to college, became a lawyer. If these ideas happen in another book, but the storyline is different, is it still plagiarizing? This is an example.
Ideas? Who might I talk to in order to be certain things are okay?
Ideas? Who might I talk to in order to be certain things are okay?