So I have a script that tells the story of a sports team over the course of one season. All the people in it are dead, and it's not based on any author's source material. All my own research.
Here's the question. A producer is interested, but says he wants me to get someone from one of the main characters families to sign off on the story so to speak. I told him it's not a life's rights bio pic, its a whole team story. Does this sound like anything a writer should have to worry about tracking down?
It seems to me like A) I don't need any rights as it's all public domain, everyone is long since dead B) if it makes the script more "sellable" the producer should get those agreements.
Am I crazy here?
Here's the question. A producer is interested, but says he wants me to get someone from one of the main characters families to sign off on the story so to speak. I told him it's not a life's rights bio pic, its a whole team story. Does this sound like anything a writer should have to worry about tracking down?
It seems to me like A) I don't need any rights as it's all public domain, everyone is long since dead B) if it makes the script more "sellable" the producer should get those agreements.
Am I crazy here?
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