![]() ![]() Even if you use a line editor to help you edit the script once you have written it, it’s still your content. ![]() By “original script” we mean physically writing – using paper, electronic media, or other means or devices – an idea you came up with on your own. Writing your own original script tends to avoid some copyright law issues that arise when you co-author a script or when you hire someone else to write a script. Below, we focus on the first three options. There are four ways to obtain a script: 1) you can write it yourself, 2) you can co-write it with one or more people, 3) you can hire someone else to write it or (4) you can buy it. Finally, we explain how to protect your work with the Copyright Office and the Writers Guild. For documentary filmmakers, we’ve included a discussion of the ominous clearance culture. ![]() This section addresses many topics including the various ways to obtain a script, an overview of the permission process, public domain, fair use and parody. ![]()
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