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WGA registrations and copyrights by non US citizens

November 11, 2009

I got this question recently: “I’m trying to seek advice on registering my screenplay.  I live in Australia and have just completed a first draft. The story is based in the US and will be targeted at the US market. I believe WGA registration is okay for non US citizens but what about the US [...]

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How do you protect your work? Screenplay copyrights and WGA registration

February 12, 2009

There are two main ways that you can protect your screenplay from theft – using the Writer’s Guild of America’s (WGA) registration service or sending it to the Library of Congress for a copyright. I used to send all my scripts to the WGA.  It doesn’t cost too much and it’s very easy.  Within a [...]

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