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Feb 12, 2019 - 02:06 PM
There is no realistic way to prevent your ideas or intellectual properties from being copied or stolen. Secondly, it is not possible under current U.S. law to copyright or protect an idea. (You also cannot copyright a title.)
While many people may think that their ideas are original, the fact is that it might not be as original as you might think. I can recall countless times I've read stories or seen movies that were very similar in nature.
Think of how many times you've read a book, seen a movie or heard a song with identical titles. There's no way around this. It's the nature of our creative culture. The key method is in your execution. Its how you tell your story or create other works you may have in mind. No one can tell the story as well you can or write like you because it came from you. Just remember that no one can see how you interpret your world in your mind. So if even if someone did steal your work, the chances of them making it their own are slim to none. It's very possible that you may have an idea for a second book which stems from the first book that a potential "thief" won't have allowing your intellectual property to stand out even more.
Regardless of how much you try to be different or creatively "unique", you will be similar to some other published or unpublished work. It is unavoidable. That goes for music, books, movies and other forms of arts and literature. Its just placed in a different package.
However, you can take precautions such as not disclosing your work to many people. Don't post full details of your work until it is published or produced. Keep in mind that in order to get it out there for the world to see, you will eventually have to publish it.
I found this article by
Jane Friedman to be very interesting and it might relieve any worries or doubts you may still have.
It goes more in depth about intellectual properties and theft concerns. Best of luck to you and your project.
While many people may think that their ideas are original, the fact is that it might not be as original as you might think. I can recall countless times I've read stories or seen movies that were very similar in nature.
Think of how many times you've read a book, seen a movie or heard a song with identical titles. There's no way around this. It's the nature of our creative culture. The key method is in your execution. Its how you tell your story or create other works you may have in mind. No one can tell the story as well you can or write like you because it came from you. Just remember that no one can see how you interpret your world in your mind. So if even if someone did steal your work, the chances of them making it their own are slim to none. It's very possible that you may have an idea for a second book which stems from the first book that a potential "thief" won't have allowing your intellectual property to stand out even more.
Regardless of how much you try to be different or creatively "unique", you will be similar to some other published or unpublished work. It is unavoidable. That goes for music, books, movies and other forms of arts and literature. Its just placed in a different package.
However, you can take precautions such as not disclosing your work to many people. Don't post full details of your work until it is published or produced. Keep in mind that in order to get it out there for the world to see, you will eventually have to publish it.
I found this article by
Jane Friedman to be very interesting and it might relieve any worries or doubts you may still have.
It goes more in depth about intellectual properties and theft concerns. Best of luck to you and your project.
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