My property has value
- Amanda Riddell
- Jun 4, 2024
- 2 min read
Imagine if I was to tell you that I had the legal right to steal your house, to force you to pay me rent after doing so, and then used that profit to fund your lifestyle. That is actually what my enemies are suggesting regarding my Tina scripts. 🤬🤬 -
I don't own a couch; I don't own a house. I have a catalogue of songs, and I have a number of films and scripts that I've produced. Those things are my property. You will pay me a fair sum. You will acknowledge the attempts to steal my script from me, and you will apologise for making me feel as if I was the most hated person in Wellington for refusing to bend to your will. Cassandra and James will accept that my drafting documents are valid, and absolutely validate my statement that they aren't co-authors. They literally haven't written a single page of the script, a single lyric or melodic phrase of the songs, and that means that they have zero legal rights to produce my scripts. They will cease and desist. They will respect that I have skills in a medium which isn't their medium of choice, but is still rather popular. They will apologise to my face if they want even the faintest chance of me ever singing with them. - VUW will accept that those drafting documents are a valid reason to challenge them in court if they ever attempt to produce the Tina film. I will go to court, and I'll win. I'm sure that the Writer's Guild has my back, and I'm hoping that APRA AMCOS is equally willing to be in my corner regarding my songs and their inherent value as IP. - Barbara and Ian Graham will accept that my statements don't affect my IP rights, and that if they want to understand me, then the best option is simply to meet me IRL.
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