Mos contest have a contract clause like this "You also understand that any one of these employees, or judges may have been or may be exploring ideas similar to yours, and you hereby waive any claim that the ISA and FAST TRACK, its employees or judges may have misappropriated any ideas or portions of your submission logline or screenplay." from ISA Fast Track .
Screenwriting : How Big of a Risk is This ? ...and can it be prevented ? by J. Alberto Leyes
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don't worry about it. every time we read something or see a movie impressionable stuff gets in our heads. some of it is bound to spill out during a creative moment. also -- most writers are not that creative that they've thought of something that no one else has thought of. who's to say, which came first when it comes to an idea. and that's what they're talking about, the idea NOT the screenplay. ideas cannot be copyrighted anyway. you gotta understand the difference between idea or concept and a fully realized screenplay.
What did you mean by EXACT, John?
John -- you don't get it. they weren't saying they'll take your material if you submit it. you need to submit to those companies via an agent or manager.
I'm not sure I'm following all this. Once you send out dozens, if not even 100's of queries to management agencies or agents, if they like it, they will sent you a standard release form and ask you to fill it, sign it and attach your script to it. Usually, they mention how busy they are... and ask you to wait for any kind of response for period of 90 days, or less. after 3 months, writ them again and ask, have they had a chance to read your script, a day or two after that, you'll get your answer. Forget about BIG PRODUCERS, or even the small ones. They'll never even look at your script, unless you were recommended to them by someone. I don't know what your script is about, what genre but I did learn HERE, on this site, from people who have more experience than you and I, but unless you have something NEW, NEWER PRODUCED BEFORE, a subject that no one ever covered in the past, don't waste your time with producers, start with managers and work your way up from there.