Comments on: The Myth of “Stealing” Ideas http://www.edrants.com/on-stealing-ideas/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clint http://www.edrants.com/on-stealing-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-87757 Clint Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:02:24 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4322#comment-87757 Writers who start out in this industry need to be aware that if your screenplay can be rewritten in any way, whether it's being tweeked or whatever ,there is always a possibility of that screenplay being stolen. It's best to start out with films about historic events that can't be tweeked or changed in anyway. Events that the public is already aware of are the best to start out with. The reason is because the public is already aware of the particular historic event that is being written about, and it would be hard to tweek or steal an idea based on an historic event due to fear of historic societies filing lawsuits on the film production studios who try to rewrite history. Film producers have no time for lawsuits and are less willing to steal a screenplay based on an actual event recorded in history. Writers who start out in this industry need to be aware that if your screenplay can be rewritten in any way, whether it’s being tweeked or whatever ,there is always a possibility of that screenplay being stolen. It’s best to start out with films about historic events that can’t be tweeked or changed in anyway. Events that the public is already aware of are the best to start out with. The reason is because the public is already aware of the particular historic event that is being written about, and it would be hard to tweek or steal an idea based on an historic event due to fear of historic societies filing lawsuits on the film production studios who try to rewrite history. Film producers have no time for lawsuits and are less willing to steal a screenplay based on an actual event recorded in history.

]]> By: John Fox http://www.edrants.com/on-stealing-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-45001 John Fox Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:17:14 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4322#comment-45001 One of the manifestations of this pathology I see quite often is beginning writers in a workshop marking each page with the copyright C in a tiny bubble. Please. Like anyone would want to take your sentimental, overwritten tripe. Ironically, only terrible writers are worried about someone stealing their work. Good ones know that not only will no one ever steal it, no one ever could. One of the manifestations of this pathology I see quite often is beginning writers in a workshop marking each page with the copyright C in a tiny bubble. Please. Like anyone would want to take your sentimental, overwritten tripe. Ironically, only terrible writers are worried about someone stealing their work. Good ones know that not only will no one ever steal it, no one ever could.

]]> By: Anne Fernald http://www.edrants.com/on-stealing-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-44657 Anne Fernald Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:21:25 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4322#comment-44657 What Sara said. It's funny. I just had a long conversation with my family about my blogging. While some familly members like my blog, one seems to feel that I put too much information out into the world. The fear? a) that I'll embarrass myself and b) that I'll be scooped, so I just found myself rehearsing many of these same points the other day. Writers like to have an audience. Writers often embarrass their families. But writers who worry about their ideas getting stolen have missed a big part of the point, I think. What Sara said.

It’s funny. I just had a long conversation with my family about my blogging. While some familly members like my blog, one seems to feel that I put too much information out into the world. The fear? a) that I’ll embarrass myself and b) that I’ll be scooped, so I just found myself rehearsing many of these same points the other day.

Writers like to have an audience. Writers often embarrass their families. But writers who worry about their ideas getting stolen have missed a big part of the point, I think.

]]> By: Sara Gran http://www.edrants.com/on-stealing-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-44452 Sara Gran Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:00:24 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4322#comment-44452 Very nicely put. Very nicely put.

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