Register your scripts for extra legal protection.
We save your screenplays on secure hard drives in a
an encrypted file in our office at Screenwriters Network.
Once your script is registered SWN will save your work and provide evidence in a court of law of the date of your ownership.
Your screenplay will be stored away as an encrypted file on a password protected hard drive in our office. Your screenplay is safe with us!
After registration has taken place, we issue each of our customers with a unique protection stamp to put on their screenplay.
Once your script is registered with us, you will recieve information on what to do next and things you can do
to avoid your work getting copied.
You will receive an unique protection stamp to place on the title page of your script. This is
for future reference and al ser es as a deterant for future theives. People are a lot less likely
to copy a work that is portected and has been legally registered.
You will receive an unique protection stamp to place on the title page of your script. This is for future reference and al ser es as a deterant for future theives. People are a lot less likely to copy a work that is portected and has been legally registered.
Your script will be saved as an encypted file on a password protected hard drive. It will stay there until further notice is given to delete your file. If you lost all of your work and all your files got deleted it’s always beneficial to know that it’s safely stored away and available at your request.
If you are from the United States or Turkey, you will have to register your script for copyright with your local governemnt.
Registering your script means that it will be saved and recognised by a third party (us), so if you ever had the misfortune of going to a court of law over a copyright dispute, we would provide this evidence of your ownership.
The only difference is we charge half the price. You will receive the same amount of evidence, a registration number and even an added extra; SWN protection logo to put on your script (if you wish).
As well as this, any questions related to the protection of your script, we will answer them and give you advice from our lawyer to put you at ease.
Not officially. As soon as you create a work it’s technically copyrighted as you have created it. In the case of America, the copyright office charge citezans for them to be able to make a legal claim.
We charge a small fee of £9 to cover the cost of processing with our lawyer, documentation and purchasing of hard drives.
If you have entered or are going to enter into the SWN Screenplay Competition as of August 2020, your script will be automatically registered with us for free.