There is debate on whether a script or TV format (a concrete structural lay-out, and the way to place and develop the program contents), or similar, may be considered a literary or artistic work, and therefore, whether it is subject to protection under copyright.
In case the TV format creator should go to a judicial or expert tribunal to defend their legitimate rights and interests, the legal defense could be based both on existing legislation for copyright protection, and also on unfair competition laws.
In any legal defense strategy, an effective authorship proof is needed, and therefore registering a script or TV format in Safe Creative is always advisable, as an element of proof provinding solid protection against plagiarism and misappropiation, regardless of the consideration of which type of work such a format or script should be considered.