Screenwriters Association (SWA), formerly known as Film Writers
Association (FWA) is a registered trade union of writers, that
include script writers and lyricists, for films, TV, audio formats,
digital media etc. who are above 18 years of age and reside within
the boundary of the Union of India. The principal objective of this
association is to encourage and secure the interests of the
screenwriters who are registered in their association, while also
providing them with dispute settlement assistance against
producers, directors, and distributors through their Dispute
Settlement Committee (DSC) which has been effectively functioning
for around 2 decades.
The Script Writers and lyricists need to understand that the
written script and screenplay needs to be protected by way of
copyright. It is also important to understand that the owner of
copyright is not necessarily the originator of that idea, rather
the one who gives concrete form to that idea for instance,
