- Jurisdiction
- California
Hello,
I am writing up my own legal case file involving a governmental issue, unpaid services. My question revolves around copyright laws though.
Because of my past and having intellectual properties stolen from me by infringers a good many times for my creative works, art, music, and more, I am worried that when I file my court case, because of the content that another immoral type of opportunist will steal the contents for a another movie production, exploiting me again. They may try to use it for a book of their own without my consent. Certain opportunists do this repeatedly.
The contents of my case are so rare and unique, probably unlike most other life experiences, that I feel my content needs to be protected somehow. I am thinking of using my own court filing as the content possibly for my own autobiography at some point too. I don't want anyone else exploiting me for the profits as they have repeatedly in the past. I know it's not the norm, but can a person "copyright" their legal case filing? I searched online and couldn't find a copyright for a legal case filing. Is it possible I can simply take the legal case file when I'm hopefully finished writing it and copyrighting it as a nonfiction literary work?
As soon as you file any court case unless it is sealed of course, anyone can walk into the court & steal the story & make a movie, tv show, or even a song out of it, possibly to the harm of people involved with the case.
How do we deal with this legally or have we ever? Do I have a right to any privacy at all if not sealed?
How do I keep those types who may exploit me again out of my court filing?
I am posting under the government title, cause my case has to do with historical government wrong doing.
Also any information as to how to seal a case would be helpful please.
I am writing up my own legal case file involving a governmental issue, unpaid services. My question revolves around copyright laws though.
Because of my past and having intellectual properties stolen from me by infringers a good many times for my creative works, art, music, and more, I am worried that when I file my court case, because of the content that another immoral type of opportunist will steal the contents for a another movie production, exploiting me again. They may try to use it for a book of their own without my consent. Certain opportunists do this repeatedly.
The contents of my case are so rare and unique, probably unlike most other life experiences, that I feel my content needs to be protected somehow. I am thinking of using my own court filing as the content possibly for my own autobiography at some point too. I don't want anyone else exploiting me for the profits as they have repeatedly in the past. I know it's not the norm, but can a person "copyright" their legal case filing? I searched online and couldn't find a copyright for a legal case filing. Is it possible I can simply take the legal case file when I'm hopefully finished writing it and copyrighting it as a nonfiction literary work?
As soon as you file any court case unless it is sealed of course, anyone can walk into the court & steal the story & make a movie, tv show, or even a song out of it, possibly to the harm of people involved with the case.
How do we deal with this legally or have we ever? Do I have a right to any privacy at all if not sealed?
How do I keep those types who may exploit me again out of my court filing?
I am posting under the government title, cause my case has to do with historical government wrong doing.
Also any information as to how to seal a case would be helpful please.
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