Re: movie script copyright questions

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On 3/16/04, doug wrote:
> I have a movie that im trying to copyright. its not
> professionaly written, but i want to copyright the idea
> before i start trying to get a professional to write it
> out. anyone know how i can copyright it.

You cannot copyright ideas. A copyright will not protect
against someone writing a different story with the same basic
idea as yours.

You can copyright your script even if is only a draft, but you
don't need to take any additional steps other than writing it
on paper to copyright it. If you want, you can register your
copyright with the copyright office at
http://www.copyright.gov. Read the FAQ there. It will help
you with your basic questions about copyright.

Re: movie script copyright questions, 3/17/04, by Kibitzer.

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