We Had the Same Idea

John and Craig offer advice to those who suspect their work has been stolen, providing a checklist to help determine if a claim has merit and suggestions for how to best proceed if it does. We also answer listener questions about taxes on agent commission, being a conservative voice in a writers’ room, and using real celebrities as characters. Links: Firelight, the How Could This Be A Movie that is, indeed, a movie Amazon’s deal for The Lord of the Rings TV rights Amanda Hess’ Twitter response to Sarah Sahim’s accusation of plagiarism Nokia Thermo Google Maps’s Moat by Justin O’Beirne The Scriptnotes Listeners’ Guide! The USB drives! John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Find past episodes Outro by Matthew Chilleli and the Children’s Bell Choir of Akita (send us yours!) Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here. UPDATE 1-2-18: The transcript of this episode can be found hereThe post We Had the Same Idea first appeared on John August.