For film rights, you actually have to sell them for Some amount of money, rather than just giving them away, to avoid legal complications.
Stephen King famously “sells” a lot of his stories’ film rights to students for just a dollar, which has helped boost the careers of a lot of aspiring filmmakers, including Frank Darabont (who went on to make several very popular King adaptations).
For film rights, you actually have to sell them for Some amount of money, rather than just giving them away, to avoid legal complications.
Stephen King famously “sells” a lot of his stories’ film rights to students for just a dollar, which has helped boost the careers of a lot of aspiring filmmakers, including Frank Darabont (who went on to make several very popular King adaptations).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_Baby