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Q&A Avoiding legal issues with plot similarities between my book and a movie in production

I am writing a novel whose plot that I just learned is going to be made into a movie---how can I protect myself if similar plot points are used so that I don't get sued and vice versa?

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Greg‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question legal
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:56Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4462
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Greg‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:56Z (about 5 years ago)
I am writing a novel whose plot that I just learned is going to be made into a movie---how can I protect myself if similar plot points are used so that I don't get sued and vice versa?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-11-18T07:16:01Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 1