Q&A: If I made a movie from the book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” would AA Services sue me?

Question by basilwhite: If I made a movie from the book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” would AA Services sue me?
The book “Alcoholics Anonymous” is alternately cited as having the author “Anonymous” and “AA Services.” If I adapted “Alcoholics Anonymous” into a movie, could AA Services sue me, and if so, on what grounds?

Best answer:

Answer by Nunyo
if its copyrighted, then they could sue you for copyright infringement

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One Response to “Q&A: If I made a movie from the book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” would AA Services sue me?”

  1. raysny Says:
    February 8th, 2012 at 5:56 am

    The Big Book lost its copyright in 1967:

    http://silkworth.net/gsowatch/1939/uslaw.htm

    The stories in the back are a different story though.