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I have written a show that I will be pitching to major cable channels/movie channels for upcoming season. Therefore: plz find out for me how to 100% copywrite protect it in all ways,
Hello,
A work is copyrighted as soon as it has been created. So, you do not have to do anything.
It can be very helpful, however, if you can prove on which date you have created the show.
In case there ever should follow a court case, you would have to prove this.
One way to do this would be to depose the (script for) the show with a notary.
Rene Hasekamp.
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Rene Hasekamp
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I can answer questions about European patent law and practice. My experience mainly lies in the Dutch patent practice. I am not familiar with other patent systems than the European and Dutch systems, although I am familiar with general issues regarding patents. Please don`t ask me questions, specific for US patent law or any other non-European patent law.
Experience
I have been a patent examiner in the Netherlands Patent Office for 35 years. Now 9 am retired. I have been a deputy judge for patent cases in The Hague's District Court from January 1991 until June 2011.
Education/Credentials
I graduated in Chemistry and Law at Leiden University. I have worked in the Netherlands Patent Office as an examiner for 35 years until my retirement in 2003. I was appointed as a honorary deputy judge for patent cases in 1991. After my retirement I still work at a few cases on patent law in The Hague District Court.
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