If anyone has a script (movie) and doesn't have the copyright? Can he trust any script agencies on internet?

Question

What all writers do to protect their ideas from being coppied?

Answer 1

Date it you can also have it notarized of the date that it was finished and that you wrote it.

Answer 2

You can do this at the US Copyright Office – see the last 2 links in the source box. The application is fairly simple & the cost is $45 per application.

Despite what others state, a "poor man's" copyright is NOT the same as registering it. Here's what the US Copyright Office has to say:

"The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a “poor man’s copyright.” There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration."

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 3

Copywrite is pretty cheap. And NO! Trust Nobody with an Uncopywrited work. Poormans Copywrite is kinda iffy now, would have to reasearch some Law Sites on that one.
But any Attorney that is a friend will tell trust NOBODY with Unsecured Documents. Just ask Microsoft, they are pulling Intelluectual Property out on all users of their software now and getting away with it. If you alter a Windows Anything evern to make it work better, you may be in trouble for reverse engineering.
Copywrite Law, there is a reason why it exists.

Answer 4

In the United States, anything you write is automatically covered by copyright laws. You don't need to do anything special to gain legal protection against someone duplicating it.

However, you can't get a copyright on an "idea." Ideas are cheap and easy, and real writers have far more ideas than they can write down. Consequently, publishers don't care about ideas. They care about real written content that they can publish.

Answer 5

if you wrote the script you can copyright it - just put the copyright mark and your name on the script, and i think the date. no cost.


But to register the copyright, you need to send about 30 dollars and fill out a form from
www.copyright.gov/register/

Answer 6

don't trust anyone on the internet for this one. make sure you keep a copy of the manuscript with the date somewhere in hard copy form. don't trust anyone without a signed contract in person first.