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Asked and Answered: Is changing the title, setting or character details enough to avoid paying for the rights?
Q: A playwright/filmmaker in the United Kingdom optioned a portion of my self published novel to develop into a play and short film. This playwright/filmmaker renewed the option twice over several years, with a final payment due at the end of the third year ...
Should there be a “Director’s Copyright” in stage directions? (Reader survey)
I've recently been grappling with a question of whether a theater director's efforts to stage a play or musical can be protected by copyright. Now, at first blush, this might seem a simple issue, but it's actually rather complex. The parameters established by copyright law itself, ...
Asked & Answered: When do I discuss payment?
Q: I am new to the screenplay business. I do not have an agent since I have not yet had anything produced and the agents that I have approached are not taking on new clients. I have written a screenplay that has been a contest ...
