How do first time movie writers ensure someone along the way won't get ripped off? Like say Jay in the mail room sees your scripts and develops it himself, what recourse is there against mail clerk?

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How do first time movie writers ensure someone along the way won't get ripped off? Like say Jay in the mail room sees your scripts and develops it himself, what recourse is there against mail clerk? - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

Why do you hate Jay? Why not the Postman/woman/person?
I’m curious too. I have done nothing.
Then why were you lurking suspiciously in the mail room in the first place? Tell us that!
I was just trying to find my coffee cup, honest! I was not looking for scripts to steal at all. I thought my cup may have been misplaced in that stack of letters.
With the candlestick too!