Also known as WGA script registration · WGAW Registry
A paid WGAW Registry service that creates a dated record of submitted literary material. It can document when a draft existed, but it is not federal copyright registration and does not prevent copying.
WGA registration is a recordkeeping step: a writer submits material to the WGAW Registry, receives a registration number, and can later ask the Registry to confirm the submission date. That dated record may be useful evidence in a dispute, but the Registry does not read the work, judge ownership, police the market, or promise that nobody will copy what was filed.
Registration and copyright answer different questions. A WGA registration records a deposit with the Guild's service for a limited registration term; registration with the U.S. Copyright Office creates a federal public record and is tied to remedies available under copyright law. Writers sometimes use both, but one does not silently substitute for the other.
Keep the exact submitted file and its receipt together. Inkwell save points can help you label the draft that left your workspace, while exports give you the actual artifact to register. That history is practical organization, not proof that Inkwell has registered a work, determined authorship, or made a legal claim on your behalf.
No. Copyright generally arises when original work is fixed, while federal registration is handled by the U.S. Copyright Office. WGA registration is a separate dated-record service.
No service can prevent someone from copying a script. The Registry can document what was submitted and when; enforcement questions belong with qualified legal counsel.
Keep the submitted file, registration receipt, registration number, and the matching dated draft. A clearly named save point can help you find that exact version later.
