Ideas may not be copyrightable… but scripts are! 

Here are a few links to some good blogs and articles that encompass the idea that although ‘it’s all been done before’, you can do it differently.  Also, a few good blogs and articles that illustrate the importance of copyrighting what exactly it IS that you’ve done:
 
Screenwriter’s Utopia – this site is generally a wealth of information in a nice shiny package.  Check out this article on copyrighting scripts:
http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/blog/?p=45
 
I love this blog!  I just think it’s so cool that a working screenwriter takes the time to tell hopefuls like me about it.  Here’s a particularly interesting post, although I recommend checking in on Mr. Epstein daily:
http://complicationsensue.blogspot.com/2006/09/interesting.html
 
I’m sure this site is already familiar—go here, they offer a script registration service for both members and non-members:
http://www.wga.org/
 
An interesting item I found on The Script Factory, although the site is from the UK and spells ‘organization’ with an ’s’ and talks about the cost of things in pounds:
http://www.scriptfactory.co.uk/go/Resources/FAQ_12.html
 
And finally, here’s kind of a nuts and bolts recipe for copyrighting your script:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2272038_copyright-your-script.html

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