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Which Podcaster Will Be The First To Be Sued For Copyright Infringement?

By April 13, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts.  Every morning when I wake, I’ll download a few to listen to while I walk my dogs and for the drive to work.  Some of my favorites (in case you were interested) are The Adam Carolla Show, This American Life, The […]

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SHOULD YOU GIVE A PRODUCER A FREE OPTION ON YOUR SCRIPT?

By February 23, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

Most new screenwriters share a dream that Stephen Spielberg or David Fincher is going to pluck their script out of a big pile, fall in love with it, and offer them $1,000,000 against 10% of the gross in a pay-or-play deal to produce it. The sad reality is that what […]

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The Six Things You Need to Do Before Submitting Your Script to Producers

By February 7, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

If you are a writer and you’re about to send your script out for the first time, whether to producers, agents, or contests, here are the six things that you need to do before you send out your script. 1) Register your script with the U.S. Copyright Office. I’ve written […]

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How to Register a Script with the Copyright Office Step-by-Step

By December 9, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized

People often tell me that they find the procedure for registering scripts with the Copyright Office to be confusing.  I certainly agree that the procedure is not as straightforward as it could be.  But to make it alleviate this confusion, this post will explain, with screen grabs from each step […]

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