Re: The Ethics of Reading
Why does the writer of a spec that's gone wide have to provide proof of harm? Isn't it enough to say they don't want anyone beyond industry people to read their script?
I don't understand this sense of entitlement.
When a script goes wide it's intended for review by potential buyers. Just because you can get your hands on it, thanks to leaks in the pipeline, doesn't mean you're entitled to read it because you claim it "helps" you. And it centainly doesn't put the onus on the owner of the material to prove harm.
When you steal intellectual property not intended for you to read, the onus is on you.
Originally posted by RobWriter
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Why does the writer of a spec that's gone wide have to provide proof of harm? Isn't it enough to say they don't want anyone beyond industry people to read their script?
I don't understand this sense of entitlement.
When a script goes wide it's intended for review by potential buyers. Just because you can get your hands on it, thanks to leaks in the pipeline, doesn't mean you're entitled to read it because you claim it "helps" you. And it centainly doesn't put the onus on the owner of the material to prove harm.
When you steal intellectual property not intended for you to read, the onus is on you.
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