copy rights and in·tel·lec·tu·al property

[palermoNoir]

intellectual property

A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc

I am wondering if someone could tell me if they had the same problems I wrote my story over 15 years ago in italian  that I translated in English than in French so I produced and directed the play in Paris I recorded at the french authority as script and I got the scratch by recording letter in UK.

I finally pubblished and someone made a complain isn't my story without show any documents can proof is their ,if is possible people do thinngs like that with out any proofs and on the other hand I did send my documents too prof is mine as I got it!, can someone explain how people can write rubbish about others and get way ???

 thanks a lot! 

[Ron Miller]

I'm not sure if I entirely follow your story, but the burden of proof would seem to be on the person making the claim against you.

[kevinlomas]

I think I can mostly understand your English.
And where was this claim against you made?
And it's very easy for people to write rubbish about anyone, it's the Internet and people can use all kinds of names to hide behind.

[palermoNoir]

well you got it. ..but still I can't understood how poeple can let my story  off the market with out proof

I quite surprised about it ,if someone make a claim need to prove it!

thanks

[palermoNoir]

yes indeed this person talk without any proof anyway!

but how people considering a claim with out proof is another point ,

then is this person claiming to be the author , no

she claiming to know who is the author

but  than the author is me no any others if you let someone read your story(to do a theatre play) to have an opinion  made that one an author???

and if this someone going around to show the story around  made he the author of the story???

probably not so what is the point to let this stalker speak !

[kevinlomas]

I ask again, where is this claim being made?
And have they taken out an Injunction?

[crooked6p]

If the story was produced .. all you would need is the evidence of the original production notice.  Also. If you have an original version of the electronic text file, save it as is.  Do not open or resave it. Instead email the file to yourself stating the date and time or origin. Anything closer to the original form with an original or even OLDER date would demonstrate better ownership than the fellow who has no documentation.

If a printer created handbills for the original performance, speak with the creators and publishers to get the evidence that hopefully bears your name. 

The laws of intellectual property are much more strict today than ever. Gather all of the most original documents possible and speak with a lawyer. Especially if the issue is with your original co-workers.

[kevinlomas]

This sounds as if the story has been around and in the public eye for 15 years, so it's easy to prove Providence, but what about prior to that?
But still nothing has been said about how this claim has been made.

[crooked6p]

In Hollywood screenwriting, screenplays may go through as many as 15 rewrites. Yet only 1 to 3 people ever get named on the headline. What qualifies one of 15 writers to be a finalist? Even one nuance or "creative idea" that survives to the final version. 

It seems that the people claiming ownership are likely to be co-workers who don't want to divide royalties. Assuming they've attempted re-writing the story, the claim of intellectual property remains valid if only one idea remains integral to the story.

As you have urged, this a case for an attorney. And a claim for lost royalties.