Does Warner Bros. own exclusive movie rights to a story posted on Reddit?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/does-warner-bros-have-movie-250726

by Hrundi • 15 years ago

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krookoo• 15 years ago

What about the guy who actually asked the question? this whole thing emerged in an askreddit thread in which someone asked what would happen if marines went back in time.

icebraining• 15 years ago

I'm pretty sure he doesn't get anything. Ideas aren't subject to copyright protection. Ditto for the people who made suggestions, unless Erwin copied text into his story.

JoeAltmaier• 15 years ago

Right. Writers are told all the time "I have a great idea. You write it and we'll split the money". I read of one writer's response "I know this boxer; you fight him and we'll split the money"

Maxious• 15 years ago

For what it's worth, Reddit's general manager vowed not to interfere in this case http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ljf4e/dear_reddit...

jasonkester• 15 years ago

Took some digging, but as far as I can tell, this is the original Reddit thread in question:

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/k067x/could_i_des...

Does Warner Bros. own exclusive movie rights to a story posted on Reddit?

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