Hi. I heard sometime ago that there was some cloud based company where you could upload a script. This would be recorded and date and timed. If someone stole your work at a later date, you could prove that you wrote it originally.

Seems like a waster. You can email a script to yourself and accomplish the same thing.

However - neither provide you full protection - IMO - only a copyright does that, Good article on that topic here:

https://screencraft.org/blog/5-things-screenwriters-should-know-about-copyright-law/

Hi thanks for your link. However, it states in your link "Having a mere logline and general story concept is not enough for copyright protection." I am talking about a completed script. You here about musicians suing other musicians that release a pop record for fragments of a few bars of music.

However copywriting law is expensive and not probably worth the expense unless it is a block buster of a film.

It might be better to post the script dated to a family member and get them to keep it safe and sealed. Also have it recorded delivery not just proof of postage.

Quoted from Desmond Hi thanks for your link. However, it states in your link "Having a mere logline and general story concept is not enough for copyright protection." I am talking about a completed script. You here about musicians suing other musicians that release a pop record for fragments of a few bars of music. However copywriting law is expensive and not probably worth the expense unless it is a block buster of a film. It might be better to post the script dated to a family member and get them to keep it safe and sealed. Also have it recorded delivery not just proof of postage.

I know you were talking about a completed script.

Getting a copyright is cheap and easy (you can do it online for $65) - defending a copyright is time-consuming and expensive. Defending an IP violation without copyright is extremely difficult.

You don't need to go through all the mailing hoops - email will suffice in terms of recording a date