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\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/firemark.com\">http:\/\/firemark.com<\/a><\/p>\nTRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\nHow to protect your intellectual property and other materials when working in Hollywood.<\/p>\nHow do you protect yourself against things like story theft, idea theft, and outright copyright infringement, and still get your material out to influencers and buyers in the entertainment industry?<\/p>\nHi, I'm attorney Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I answer your entertainment law questions, to help you take your career and business to the next level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nThis is one of the most common questions I hear from my clients, students, and acquaintances…<\/p>\nIt seems everybody is worried about their “stuff” getting stolen when they try to shop it around hollywood.<\/p>\nAnd that's a valid concern.. it does sometimes happen, but it's not the big concern everybody seems to make of it.<\/p>\nMuch of this concern comes from a very common misconception. And that misconception is that ideas are some kind of “property”. That's just not true.<\/p>\nIdeas are NOT protected under copyright law, or any other law, unless they're also TRADE SECRETS. the key there is the word SECRET. If you share your idea with someone without a promise that they won't use it or tell it to others, it stops being a secret… and that's it. No protection.<\/p>\nIf you have a question for me, just visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firemark.com\/questions\">www.firemark.com\/questions<\/a> and let me know.<\/p>\nSee you next time!<\/p>\nThis is intended as general information only and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. It is not a substitute for a private, independent consultation with an attorney selected to advise you after a full investigation of the facts and law relevant to your matter. 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