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Perspective

Nov. 12, 2011

Conquering Rome: Is 'Rome, Sweet Rome’ owned by the Internet?

When an Internet comment turns into a screenplay - who owns the rights to it? By Nickolas Solish of Bryan Cave LLP


When a story is written by a crowd, who owns the rights to it? That is the question with "Rome, Sweet Rome," a new screenplay penned by James Erwin on social media site Reddit.com. The story was inspired by an idea from one user, written into a short story by Erwin, and had music, mock movie posters and other graphics contributed by others. Last month, Warner Bros. purchased the rights to the screenplay from Erwin, but the question remains: who, if anybody...

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