Independent and Subject

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Independent adjective - Not being under the rule or control of another.

Usage example: finally they are an independent people, after centuries of domination by their more powerful neighbors

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Subject is an antonym for independent in self-governing topic.

Subject adjective - Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others.

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Independent is an antonym for subject in answerable topic.

Real life independent filmmakers like Ted Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Fred Williamson, Nick Cassavetes and even Roger Corman (a subject of parody in the film's main character) appear as themselves.

Source: Film / The Independent
These issues are fairly unique to Tabletop RPGs, where the "independent works" are indeed completely independent and not subject to any editorial control.

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Dueling Movies: With Trust, another independent film dealing with the subject of online predators that was released around the same time.

Source: Film / Megan Is Missing

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