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DO I NEED TO PREREGISTER MY SCRIPT WITH THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE?

By July 10, 2014 Posted in Copyright

Many of you may have heard that the you can now preregister your work with the Copyright Office (if you haven’t heard it before this, you have now) and thought to yourself, “Preregistration.  Sounds important.  Should I do that?  Do I have to do that? Why would I do that?” Boy, do […]

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Help! A Producer Gave Me A Submission Release For My Script. Should I Sign It?

By June 27, 2014 Posted in Copyright

For many screenwriters, the hardest thing about getting started is finding an agent to rep them.  Until that lucky day occurs, they are forced to try to make their own submissions to producers and production companies.  However, for writers not represented by agents, the producer will often require the writer […]

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I’m a guest on the Nerdist Writer’s Panel Podcast

By June 3, 2014 Posted in Copyright

I’m a guest on the Nerdist Writer’s Panel Podcast I was a guest on the latest episode of the Nerdist Writers Panel podcast along with David Hudgins (Friday Night Lights) and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour).  It was a really great episode with lots of good advice for aspiring (and […]

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SCRIPT TITLES: YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG

By April 18, 2014 Posted in Copyright

I recently received a phone call from a new client.  He had just finished a new screenplay and was worried that someone would release a movie with the same title before he did.  So he wanted me to try to trademark the film’s title so no one else could use […]

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