Why Register Your Copyright?

In the event of a copyright dispute, proving exactly when copyright was first created and who the creator was can be extremely difficult. It is generally accepted that the best way to establish a verifiable date of creation is to register/deposit your work with an independent third party, who can corroborate the registration/deposit date and the name of the person who registered the work. In the past, writers have used solicitors for this purpose and whilst this is legally sound, it has always proven to be a costly exercise. Since 2002 The Script Vault has been providing this legal protection but at a fraction of the price.

The Script Vault will register the copyright for either 10 or 25 years, giving you peace of mind that in the event of a copyright dispute we will be on hand to provide evidence of the registration and, if necessary, produce a copy of the stored script in a court of law ar at a Copyright Tribunal. Copyright Registration can prove invaluable in the event of copyright theft or plagiarism.

Why Choose Us?

The Script Vault is the only UK Copyright Registration service to be approved by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and listed on their website. We’re now also the only UK Copyright Registration service to be recommended by Final Draft®, who provide a direct link to our website directly from within their scriptwriting software via their ‘Register Your Script’ option in their ‘file’ tab.

We’ve been established since 2002 and we offer affordable prices whilst giving you peace of mind that your copyright is protected.

Our Services

Copyright Registration of a single item for a period of 10 years starts from just £28. A one year/ten item subscription is just £50, so if you register 10 items with us it means this would only cost £5 per registration and the copyright registration period is still 10 years for each item. And if you’re a very prolific writer, we also offer a one year/unlimited item subscription for just £60 which means you can register as many items as you want and the copyright registration period gets extended to 25 years.

In addition to our Copyright Registration service, we’ve been offering writers a Script Reading/Coverage service since 2002 and from the feedback we’ve received over the years we know writers really benefit from the feedback and advice our readers give. NEW FOR 2025! We realise writers are always keen to get their script reports back quickly so they can press on with any rewrites, so we’ve now reduced the time it takes to get the report to you to just 7-10 days! In addition, whenever you use our script reading/coverage service we’ll register the copyright on the script absolutely free.

Check out the Our Services and Prices page for more information.