Story Rights Hang on to the copyright to your original works of
authorship
Story Rights JOHN LONGENECKER, DGA On occasion I am invited to
a film class to talk with folks and we'll discuss what I know about
how they can hang on to their Story Rights for movies
To sum it all up:
U.S. Copyright Law Learn about U.S. Copyright Law - an Author an original work
of authorship exclusive rights - a derivative work a joint
work copyright owner copyright claimant - register your works for Copyright
at the U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Copyright Office: Copyright.gov
| In 2009 you can register your original works for U.S.
Copyright over the internet. An Original Work of Authorship: Story - Treatment
- Screenpaly First - create an account with your contact informaiton
- a username - a password Then - fill out a registration form and attach a copy
of your work all on the Internet Firefox works very well at the U.S. Copyright Office
site to fill out forms
Copyright Registration of your Original
Work Story Treatment Screenplay 1. U.S. Copyright Office Registration: Copyright.gov
: YES - Do This! 2. Writers Guild Registration: - not as important as U.S. Copyright Office Registration 3. Sending a copy of your work in a U.S. Post Office
registered mailing to yourself: NO 4. Sending a copy of your work in a FedEx mailing
to yourself: NO
1. U.S. Copyright Office Registration:
Copyright.gov
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Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of
America Learn about the Writers Guild
Basic Agreement | WGA |
MBA
to 2007 | MBA to 2010 soon! - definitions: professional
writer literary material signatory company - a co-writing team story
original treatment screenplay - Story by credit separation
of rights Screenplay by Written by (story & screenplay) Contact us - learn more - send
your comments and inquiries here: JL.Company@mac.com
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Writers Guild / Copyright - learn more about your
Story
Rights |
JOHN LONGENECKER Story Rights - Copyright talks with film production
& scriptwriting classes
Audio
Recording on mp3 | JOHN LONGENECKER Story Rights - Copyright talk - November 19, 2008
- Sherwood
Oaks College -
Story Rights - Copyright talk topic
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RECORDING JOHN LONGENECKER Story Rights / Copyright talk - March 2009 Mark Moore -
The Art Institutes
Film Production Class lean more - Story Rights / Copyright talk audio
recordings from The Art Institutes Santa Monica CA
Tips for USC Cinema film students
USC School of Cinematic
Arts Story - Treatment - Script -
Short Films Register a copy of your original
works with the U.S. Copyright Office Register your Story Treatment
Screenplay before you start on your Short Film Don't sign away your Copyright
to your future Short Films to USC Learn something about U.S. Copyright
Law - it's good for you
U.S. Copyright Office / Registration: Copyright.gov
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Our Goals for the 80th Anniversary of
USC Cinema in 2009
1. USC Cinema to teach U.S. Copyright Law so film students
learn to protect their Copyright
2. Short Film copyright to be owned by USC Cinema film
students. USC Cinema to never again seek Copyright ownership to student-produced
Short Films
Here is a link to Copyright
USC.com | CopyrightUSC
on Twitter | You can learn more and may be
willing to help us get the word out to USC film students. Contact us - send your comments
and inquiries here: JL.Company@mac.com
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email: PictureAmerica@mac.com
800 470-4602
2009
USC Cinema Copyright Campaign
USC - The University of Southern
California USC School of Cinematic Arts (USC Cinema)
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RECORDING JOHN LONGENECKER, DGA Copyright USC Story Treatment Script Short
Films learn more: Copyright.gov | CopyrightUSC.com
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USC Cinema Copyright Policy 2007
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What's this all about? USC Cinema steals the Copyright away from a fresh
batch of cinema students each semester by fraud and theft. It's unlawful
conduct by USC. It's not right. USC Cinema students ought to learn and
understand something about U.S. Copyright Law with respect to their
own Story Rights. USC
Cinema students ought to register their original works for Copyright: Story
Treatment Script Short Films
How does USC Cinema steal the Copyright
to student-produced short films? USC Cinema requires each new, fresh, young, unknowing
USC Cinema student to sign a "policy" document. The 2007
USC Copyright policy document is simply a bunch of meaningless verbiage
that seeks to give an impression of plausibility through misdirection,
obfuscation, misleading fraudulent assertions and false statements. USC
legal counsel lacks the copyright law experience and understanding -- or
ethics -- necessary for proper use of U.S. Copyright Law provisions. The
policy document is simple fraud and theft. It's unlawful. On student-produced
short films USC Cinema typically seeks production
company credit as well. USC Cinema thinks they make short films. They
do not. Cinema students make short films at USC. USC Cinema certainly did
not produce my short film. There were just four of us who made my senior
480 project "Broncho
Billy" (1970).
Take Unfair Advantage USC Cinema seeks to argue they are somehow justified
to require cinema students to provide their contractual consent with respect
to their signature on the 2007 USC Copyright policy document. Typically
a film student would not seek to challenge their own school and be barred
from enrolling in cinema courses. Thus, USC Cinema seeks an unfair advantage
-- a superior bargaining position -- to obtain a students contractual
consent when there is no opportunity for negotiation. These required written
policy documents are unconscionable and unenforceable by a court of law.
