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Protecting and Over-Protecting Your TV Script: Copyright, Ownership and Idea Theft (PT23)

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Alex and Nick discuss the contentious subject of copyrighting and idea theft in television. From the WGA to the Copyright Office, we take a look at the basics of protecting your work. What does a copyright do? Should you register your TV spec script or pilot? Have there been cases of TV copyright infringements? Why is it important for TV writers to share their work? The Paper Team consults their legal team... SHOWNOTES Content 1 - What is copyright or WGA West Registry vs. Copyright Office (1:01) 2 - Common questions about copyright (04:06) 3 - International copyright (9:55) 4 - When you should copyright and if copyright is enforced in TV (12:00) 5 - Why you should share your work instead of over-protecting it (19:02) Takeaways (28:14) Links WGA West Registry U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Act of 1976 Authors' Rights (AKA "droit d'auteur") "Judge Rejects New Girl Idea Theft Case" - Variety "Forest Park's Breach of Contract Suit Over USA Network's 'Royal Pains' Not Preempted by Copyright Act" - Seattle Copyright Watch John August's thoughts on idea theft "Speccing and Sharing Star Trek: Terran" - TV Calling Javier Grillo-Marxuach's "Experimental Design Bureau" John August's draft library "A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11" - AV Club Special thanks to Jason J. Cohn for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
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Alex and Nick discuss the contentious subject of copyrighting and idea theft in television. From the WGA to the Copyright Office, we take a look at the basics of protecting your work. What does a copyright do? Should you register your TV spec script or pilot? Have there been cases of TV copyright infringements? Why is it important for TV writers to share their work? The Paper Team consults their legal team... SHOWNOTES Content 1 - What is copyright or WGA West Registry vs. Copyright Office (1:01) 2 - Common questions about copyright (04:06) 3 - International copyright (9:55) 4 - When you should copyright and if copyright is enforced in TV (12:00) 5 - Why you should share your work instead of over-protecting it (19:02) Takeaways (28:14) Links WGA West Registry U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Act of 1976 Authors' Rights (AKA "droit d'auteur") "Judge Rejects New Girl Idea Theft Case" - Variety "Forest Park's Breach of Contract Suit Over USA Network's 'Royal Pains' Not Preempted by Copyright Act" - Seattle Copyright Watch John August's thoughts on idea theft "Speccing and Sharing Star Trek: Terran" - TV Calling Javier Grillo-Marxuach's "Experimental Design Bureau" John August's draft library "A darkly comedic Seinfeld spec script set days after 9/11" - AV Club Special thanks to Jason J. Cohn for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
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