Publisher's Synopsis
CHEAP PROTECTION: COPYRIGHT HANDBOOK FOR TELEPLAYS is a MUST-HAVE practical and reference book for any veteran or emerging television and film writer, filmmaker, producer, director, actor, film student or film teacher to protect the rights, including copyright, in and to teleplays.
Follow the step-by-step guides and tables to be able to register for a free online account with the U.S. Copyright Office, and to register your teleplays for copyright protection. Includes major bonus material, including sample filled-in copyright forms to use as guides, the 5 exclusive automatic rights of copyright, 9 ways to resolve infringement if someone copies and sells your teleplay, 200 contacts and resources for writers, and much more!
The author is a veteran Hollywood film and television studio/network executive, award-winning writer/producer, international entertainment attorney and entertainment law Professor with decades of experience in the film industry worldwide, Intellectual Property experience in practice and in teaching at film, business and law schools in the U.S. and Europe.
This Copyright Handbook for Teleplays provides sample completed forms and step-by-step guides to assist TV writers to copyright their works without the necessity of hiring an expensive lawyer or firm.
