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On used titles they quote Cowell and Sargent (a used title is 'bad', plot duplication is worse), report same-title releases, say many companies re-use good titles anyway, and say published fiction and play titles are 'not the lawful prey' of the photoplaywright, naming no statute or case. Two assignment words have no rule in the chapter: 'offensive' (the nearest is 'repellent' as a taste category) and 'misleading' (the nearest is give-away and 'inappropriate').\n\nCurator qualifications: Titles to avoid, with quoted authorities separated. 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