🔄 Novel → ScreenAdvanced📚 16 lessons · ⏱ 6 hrs
Rights, Options & The Business of Adaptation
Who owns your adaptation rights? What happens when someone wants to turn your book into a film?
About this course
The legal and business side of adaptation rights — explained for writers, not lawyers. Covers option agreements, WGA registration, copyright basics, and what to negotiate when a producer comes calling.
What you'll learn
✓Option vs. purchase agreements — the real difference
✓What to negotiate in your first deal
✓WGA registration and copyright protection
✓Protecting your story when studios get involved
✓The shopping agreement: a safer alternative