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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HRSegovia" data-source="post: 5668427" data-attributes="member: 99950">[FONT=&quot]Plagiarism [/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]I always find people telling me, “Okay, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to steal the idea,” So I’ve decided that this issue warranted an article.A common fear for the beginning writer is the theft of work. You pour yourself out into the story. Your life is in the pages of your work. And you feel it can be taken from you on a whim and carry someone else’s name. There is nothing wrong with this fear. However, the outright expression to someone else about this fear is the sign of an amateur that turns agents off.Theft is not something that happens in the industry as often as you think. It is a very PERSONAL business and everyone knows everything about everybody. In addition, everyone has their own style of writing and agents are familiar with these styles.  [/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]The same time that ARMAGEDDON was released, so was DEEP IMPACT.Before that, James Cameron released THE ABYSS. At the same time, other production companies released DEEP STAR SIX and LEVIATHAN. It was the summer of deep water horror.So why do works come out that are similar to each other? Did someone steal something? Here’s how it works in Hollywood.1) Someone writes a great story and it is bought by an agent.2) This agent sells it to a production company who puts it in a vault.3) Then some crackpot decides to film what they think is a blockbuster, and other production companies try to cash in on the summer theme and look through their vaults for similar stories to compete.So don’t be afraid if a story comes out that is quite similar to yours. It happens, but is most likely not theft.[/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]Like fashion, Hollywood looks for “What’s Hot” this summer and cashes in on it.[/FONT]</blockquote>

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