"I wouldn't post on stage32 or any place man. You know how it is. They steal your work, change it a little, call it theirs. The biz has been like this for like, ever"
My response... Uh, well, I hope you're wrong. But there must be some truth to it, too. If you're religious, pray. If you're not, pray anyway.
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Jeremy:
It sounds like your friend may be bordering on paranoid. In my opinion, only 10% of the screenwriters out there have work worth stealing. I've been on this platform for 10 years and I've never had a problem with anybody stealing work. Additionally, I've never heard of anybody having work stolen by stage 32 or as a result of posting log lines, scripts or participating in forum discussions. So rest easy and have fun.
"In my opinion, only 10% of the screenwriters out there have work or stealing" u mean worth stealing? and if it is worth stealing?...
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Phil, id put that number at Less Than 1% of Writers have anything worth stealing. And most of those writers have lawyers and reps. NO ONE IS TRYING TO STEAL YOUR SCRIPTS!! IT IS CHEAPER TO BUY YOU THAN FIGHT A LEGAL BATTLE.
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Jeremy Nordenschild I agree with Phillip E. Hardy, "The Real Deal" and Danny Manus. As Danny said, it's much easier to write a script or buy a script than steal a script. Don't let the fear of someone stealing your script hold you back from posting it. A great script will never get sold and made if no one ever sees it.
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Jeremy
Yes it was a typo. I was using my Android microphone. Most screenwriters don't have work worth stealing.
Whether most have work worth stealing isn't the issue. If it's 1 percent or less that have content that is filled with pearls, diamonds, gems, gold, platinum and other jewels..... a big bowl of nuggets... maybe things that are beyond arc plot and overall idea... great lines, funny jokes, etc etc. I know comedians have talked about how they get their jokes stolen.
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Hehe, love this ongoing phobia...one of my fav taglines goes like "Truth can be adjusted"...same goes with scripts, no one gotta steal it, or pay for it...just "adjust" it a bit, and there you go, a whole new script with needed ties goes off to screen...alternative is of course don't show anything to anyone, but lemme say you better of being "adjusted" means someone found your stuff working...
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So most writers feel that they have written an amazing script that's worth stealing? Most scripts are horribly written and not worth stealing. And whomever does steal will have a very short career once word is on the street on in the courtroom.
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I feel like if someone steals one of my screenplays and produces a version of it I would be immensely flattered.
And then my entertainment lawyer and his team can enjoy making that person's life a very expensive living hell for the next decade, so everybody's happy!
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Danny M: 1 percent? You're more cynical than me :) However, we both agree it's extraordinarily competitive, and most screenwriters don't have the talent and tenacity to succeed.
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Don't worry about anyone stealing ideas! If it's a really good idea, I can assure you it's being done in parallel by someone else (or multiple other writers, including those working directly with/for studios) or it's been done already. It's execution that matters, and related to execution, entertainment industry execs need an EXTREMELY compelling reason to take time out from their day jobs to go to bat for your script. They really need to think it's a slam dunk.
It's not just ideas, Mark, it's nuggets, liners which could be put on a t-shirt or get the show going viral. It could be pitches, bits... details, clever names etc
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Here's a new blog about protecting your scripts from theft, Jeremy Nordenschild: https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-script-from-theft-3210
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Thx Maurice
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You're welcome, Jeremy Nordenschild.