I received another e-mail today. This one seems a hell of a lot more legit than the last one did.

"Hello there,
My name is Brandi C. Creason, and I am a teacher at The Art Institute of California - Hollywood.
I am teaching a class this quarter on set decoration, and I found your script quite intriguing and I was
wondering if we might gain permission to use it in our class to do a breakdown of set, characters and
budgets.
Please let me know ASAP, as I would need to get the proper forms signed for authorization.
Thank you very much.
You may respond to this email, or my educational email at : bcreason@aii.edu
Thank you again for your response!
Brandi C. Creason / Art Director"

This is their page. Am I crazy to think that this isn't a scam?

http://www.artzfart.com/index.html

Quoted from Mr. Blonde Am I crazy to think that this isn't a scam?

Not at all.

In that case, I'm glad I'm not crazy.

Now, we play the waiting game. Again. =)

If that is the email he wrote then I would be a little suspicious. He doesn't address you by name or mentioned the title of your script.

RED ALERT RED ALERT

The name of the script was the title of the e-mail.

And, it's a she.

"35 script usage" (E-mail title.)

You could check out this "Art Institute of California" online, see if it exists and if so what it is, and then contact them direct to check out the credentials of this person.

To be honest, their having a website called "artzfart" does not exactly inspire confidence!

And is this the person's name on the email or one you have used for posting purposes on SS - because it does sound incredibly fake!

And I also find it very suspicious you have received two emails in such a short space of time, both from educational establishments!

I thought it could be fake. But, not quite likely. Remember the name from the e-mail I sent, "Brandi C. Creason"?

http://www.artzfart.com/

Then, I checked here. Many of the same ones are listed.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1188998/

EDIT: That's the exact name from the e-mail. Which reminds me, here's the contents of e-mail 2:

"Thank you Sean,
Actually, for our purposes, the script being unfinished is not a bad thing
at all. It helps us, because I want the students to be able to breakdown smaller
scripts, and be able to focus on smaller parts of the scripts anyway. So I would
still be very much interested in using it. And when they are finished with the unit
I would be happy to share the students work with you. It would put more
pressure on them to have to do a more thorough job if they knew the writer
would be looking at their work! So, yes, I would love to use it regardless of
its state! Please let me know how you would like to proceed, and how I may
contact, if email is the best, as I will have to get the appropriate authorization
forms for you to sign and get back to me.
Thank you for your response, and I look forward to working with you!
Brandi C. Creason / Art Director"

EDIT 2: The first e-mail was sent late last night, 7:27PM PST. I wasn't online. E-mail 2 was sent after I replied this morning.

EDIT 3:

Latest reply:

"Great Sean!! Thank you again.
Well, the form is just an authorization saying that you are allowing us to use
your script in class for educational purposes. Its because of copyright laws, I
just have to make sure I have permission or we are not allowed to use it!
So, I will try to email the form, then maybe you can send it back to me!
Thank you again, and I will definitely let you know what my students come
up with!!
Brandi C.
BTW - the script that I saw, was only 4 pages, but the description said 35 pages.
Is it only finished to the four pages right now? Or is there more to add to it, and if
so, maybe you can just email me a copy for use? Let me know! Thanks"

maybe keep an eye on this one too...
http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1254958906/

Quoted from Mr. Blonde "Well, the form is just an authorization saying that you are allowing us to use your script in class for educational purposes. Its because of copyright laws, I just have to make sure I have permission or we are not allowed to use it!"

I think the law allows for the use of copyrighted material for educational purposes without the author's permission.


Phil

That's probably where this comes into play. Just got it about a half hour ago.

"Hey there Sean,
So, I talked to the librarian about the copyright issues, and shes says that as long as I keep the email confirmation of your authorization of my in-class usage of your script, that is all I need. I just wanted to make sure that you knew, I would hand out 2 copies in-class for the students to work with and I will keep 1 copy on reserve in the library in case they need to access it.
Thanks and I will let you know how they respond to your script!
Sincerely,
Brandi C."