LenMiyata

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Ultimately, the issue with fan suggested plot ideas is that if they originate outside the production studio in question, or outside the professional (with legal contracts) writer's guild/broker/agent network, the suggestions and ideas are automatically tainted with the issues of ownership/trademark/copyright problems. How many times have you heard claims that some movie or book (such as 'Harry Potter') was based on a stolen idea, and that the real creator is suing for a share of the profits. To avoid these issues, studios will not only automatically trash suggestions and ideas sent in, they will actually take steps to isolate their writers from the materials that are sent in...

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