Quick question on the script

I don't know. It doesn't hurt to have it officially copyrighted.

 

I don't really understand the question! I'm sure the Wolverine script has been copyrighted. Why wouldn't it be? And why would it matter? Most writers would want to protect their work.

Tell us more about what you want to know and why.

 

I think the script is promptly copyrighted after finished. All the X-Men scripts are requested by FOX, so I think the writers can only copyright them with FOX's permission, since the studio owns the rights to the characters used on the script.

 

I see. Ask the WGA about the standard procedure. But I think flavio has a point about any script using characters owned by someone else.

 

Technically, in the United States (I don't know about elsewhere), you don't necessarily need to have anything "copyrighted." Although, it doesn't hurt, especially regarding something like a script, in which ideas can be easily "borrowed" by others.

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wccc

As flavio noted, things probably are a bit more complicated regarding a property owned by a studio.

 

there is always confusion over this type of affair

marvel owns the rights to the printed versions of the characters but tnot the movie adaptions (with the exception of iron man so far)

this is where problems may arise in the future for crossover characters ect

the biggest one of which i can see is avengers ect

the best example i can think of of a writer/director not copywriting a character is james cameron and terminator

and look how they ruined that afterwards