>>> I'm jumping in late, but obviously neither of you has had anything
>>> actually stolen from you. I have.
>>>
>> I have never heard of a case of theft from *manuscript*. Of course
>> my published work has been infringed. The subject here, however, is
>> a *manuscript* template. The manuscript is not the final form of the
>> work (one hopes).
>>
>> There is and has been an inherent copyright in your work as soon
>> as it is expressed in tangible form. But in order to collect
>> statutory as well as actual damages the work should be
>> registered.
>>
>> It should be made clear that you are offering first serial rights
>> to the publisher.
>>
>>
Writers Digest and the WGA and screenwriter sites constantly warn about
"publishing" works on-line if your intent's to get it "legitimately"
published by a publishing house or film producer later. Post your works
on-line if you're into vanity publishing. Don't if you're into bucks.
Really simple as that.
James Greenidge
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