Quoting Ken Cole:

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I would agree that the current rules don't allow for this to be included as a credit.  However, I think it's worth considering a change that would allow a title possessive to translate into an OMB credit.

The question I would have is how often these possessives are indicating some other relationship that wouldn't classically go under OMB.

Clearly, they do not always indicate the author of the original work.  Sometimes, it's a producer, sometimes a Director.

In these two cases, it clearly refers to the author of the book on which the movie was based, along with others like "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein".

I think some documentation of the original material in the contribution notes should suffice.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Isn't there also times when it is actually part of the title and the name being a character name. I think it could get pretty confusing myself.

If it's part of the title, it'll be inside the quotes in the credit block.

My problem is, when they are not part of the title, they get no credit in DVDP when clearly, they deserve one.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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but can you always go by that? I saw many Stephen King movies have his name in the quotes with the title. And yet every so often I am being told it is still not part of the title... and they hate the possessive rule because of it.

For DVDP purposes, it's cut and dry: if it's inside the quotes in the credit block, it goes in the Title field.

All too often, Ken. As I said, I weould go back to take the title from the FRONT cover, possessives and all.

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Quoting Ken Cole:

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How often are these listed only in the title, and in neither the credit block nor the credits?

Hard to say, but it does happen quite often.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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I realize this Hal... but is that enough to say it goes into the title but not the credits? I know how some people think and would say it belongs in both.

Ahhh....I understand you now.  I would be fine if the Rule were written such that it only gets an OMB when it is not part of the title (not inside the quotes in the credit block).  But I could live with it both places, as well.

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Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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I realize this Hal... but is that enough to say it goes into the title but not the credits? I know how some people think and would say it belongs in both.

Ahhh....I understand you now.  I would be fine if the Rule were written such that it only gets an OMB when it is not part of the title (not inside the quotes in the credit block).  But I could live with it both places, as well.

MNO!!!!!!!!!Not if this way then that way, not conditionals,

Let's just cause more chaos.  NO! Just get rid of the prohibition on possessives and follow the data.

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Quoting Prof. Kingsfield:

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Just get rid of the prohibition on possessives and follow the data.

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No, thanks.  I not big on fictitious titles.