Quoted from Mr. Blonde If I post a scene or short story, is it safe here without being copyrighted or WGA-registered?

Here is further prof that you need to copyright everything. From TMZ.com

A long-time Hollywood writer/producer is suing ABC because he came up with the pilot for the series Lost thirty years ago.

The papers include many simularities between his idea and the show, many of which you can't chalk up to coincidence.

If established people in Hollywood can get fucked over, what does that say about us little guys?


Phil

You can, and should, copyrite your material -- I know I do; but with that said... There are soooooooooooooooooooooooo many people writing scripts and soooooooooooooooooooooo many not getting so much as a glance it wouldn't matter if you were ripped off or not.  

You have to really, really, really, have a good idea. An original one. A ground breaking one... To get ripped off and notice it.

Trust me, you have ideas.. So do I. But you can bet your ass so do tens of millions out there and they're all very similar to one another... What I'm trying to say, why steal an idea when you can probably write it yourself?

Don't try pulling the "cos it's easier" card, either... It might be easy to steal it, but it's gonna be just as hard trying to sell it.

I hope this opens your eyes a bit more and gets the hamster wheel turning a little faster. I'm super proud of my work and ideas I've come up with, but at the same time I know there are other writers out there who are better than me and have similar ideas stored away.  Don't think you've got the golden goose with every piece you write. You're gonna drown in paranoia if you do.

The problem with that example is that it was 30 years ago.  It wouldn't have worked 30 years ago. Now, is it really a case of someone sitting on an idea for 30 years and ripping him off?  I doubt it, but I don't know anything about it.

If you've got something good, Copyright it...if you're literally just starting...save your cash and learn to write first.

PS  Balt...WHERE THE FUCK IS "FROST BITE"??????????

WEAK!!!!!!!!!  I check every day and get pissed with no new FROST BITE script.

E-Mail it to me, damnit!!!

Quoted from Baltis. You have to really, really, really, have a good idea.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry proves you don't even need a good idea.

Strange Bedfellows aka I Now Pronounce You Vince and Ralph tells the story of two straight men who fake being gay and get married for help themselves financially.


Phil