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adam_text | The
Screenwriter s
Legal Guide
SECOND EDITION
Stephen F Breimer, Esq
ALLWORTH PRESS
NEW YORK
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
CHAPTER ONE I
The Screenwriter Holds a Unique Position in Hollywood
— History
— A Work-Made-for-Hire
— Film Is a Director s Medium
CHAPTER TWO7
Contracts: A Brief Overview
CHAPTER THREE 11
Option/Purchase Agreements: Negotiating the Price
— Major Studios
— Independent Producers
— Application against the Purchase Price
— Free Options
— Television Options
— Time
— Non-negotiated Option Extensions
Force Majeure Events
Claims
— Shopping Behind Your Back
CHAPTER FOUR 21
Option/Purchase Agreements: Negotiable Rights
— Copyright: Divisible by Law
— Rights Generally Granted
— Reserved Rights
Novelization and Publication Rights
Merchandising Rights
Theme Parks
General Comments
— Holdbacks
— First Negotiation/Last Refusal/First Refusal
— Reversions
— Transfer of Rights: Exercise of the Option
— Short Form Documents
CHAPTER FIVE 49
Option/Purchase Agreements- Fixed Compensation
— Exercise Price
— Bonus Based on Budget
— Bonus Based on Credit
CHAPTER SIX 55
Option/Purchase Agreements: Contingent Compensation
— Pitfalls of Percentages
- Net Profits Defined
Studio Deductions
Gross Participations
~~ Negotiable Provisions
Double Addback
Cross-Collateralization and Abandonment Charges
Time
Caps
Advances
Producer s Net Projit Definition
~ Deferments
CHAPTER SEVEN 77
Option/Purchase Agreements: Sequels, Rewrites, and Reversions
— Passive Payments
Television Series
Sample Passive Payment Provision
~ First Negotiation to Write a Sequel or Other
Subsequent Production
— Guaranteed Rewrites and Writing Assignments:
When You Sell a Spec Screenplay or a Book
Dead Screenplay Problem
Reversions
A Guaranty to Write
— Book Options
CHAPTER EIGHT 97
Option/Purchase Agreements: Other Provisions to Watch Out For
- Credits
— Representations and Warranties
Article 2 8 of the WGA
Errors and Omissions Insurance
— Indemnification: Breach versus Alleged Breach
— Name, Likeness, and Biography
— No Injunctive Relief
CHAPTER NINE I I I
Commissioned Screenplays
— Exclusivity
— Guaranteed Steps
— Postponement
— Maximum Writing Time: Writers Guild Limitations
— Compensation: Guaranteed Payment
Bonus Based on Credit
Profits Based on Credit
Passive Payments: Right to Write a Sequel or Other
Subsequent Production
— Rewrites, Polishes, and Other Writing Services
— Termination Rights
Default or Breach
Disability
Force Majeure
— Certificate of Authorship
CHAPTER TEN 129
Commissioned Teleplays: The Television Marketplace
— Differences in Television Writing Deals
— Writing a Series: Compensation
Credits
Profit Participation
— Writing a Series: Yearly Guaranty
— Producing or Executive Producing a Series
CHAPTER ELEVEN H I
Protecting Your Money
— Foreign Corporations
— Shell Corporations
— Bankruptcy
— Escrow Accounts: Letters of Credit
— Assumption of Obligations
CHAPTER TWELVE 157
Copyright, Ideas, and Titles
— Benefits
— Registration
— Infringement
— Titles
— MPAA Title Registration
— Ideas
Submission Agreements
The Pitch
— Droit Morale
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 175
Works Based on Source Material
— Chain of Title
— Problems
— Material Based on Fact
— Defamation
— Right of Privacy
Public Disclosure of Private Facts
Fictionalizing; False Light/ and Invasion of Privacy
— Right of Publicity
— Representations and Warranties Revisited
— Releases
— Payment
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 197
Collaboration Agreements
— Avoiding Problems
CHAPTER FIFTEEN 215
The Writers Guild
— Membership
— Minimums
— Supplemental Market Payments
— Reruns and Residuals
— Passive Payments
— Arbitration
— Other Benefits
Credits
Pension Fund and Health Benefits
— The Right to Write the First Rewrite
— Turnaround/Reversion
— Disadvantages If You Are a Member
— Selling to Outsiders: Pros and Cons
— Script Registration
— Section 50l(c)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN 263
The Role of the Producer
- The Producer s Relationship to the Material
— Your Relationship to Your Producer
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 271
The Art of Negotiation
— Floodgate Theory
— Altering Boiler Plate Provisions
— Patience
— Compromise
— Know the Parameters
— Renegotiation
— Representation
APPENDIX A 279
Sample Option/Purchase Agreement
Index 293
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The
Screenwriter's
Legal Guide
SECOND EDITION
Stephen F Breimer, Esq
ALLWORTH PRESS
NEW YORK
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
CHAPTER ONE I
The Screenwriter Holds a Unique Position in Hollywood
— History
— A Work-Made-for-Hire
— Film Is a Director's Medium
CHAPTER TWO7
Contracts: A Brief Overview
CHAPTER THREE 11
Option/Purchase Agreements: Negotiating the Price
— Major Studios
— Independent Producers
— Application against the Purchase Price
— Free Options
— Television Options
— Time
— Non-negotiated Option Extensions
Force Majeure Events
Claims
— Shopping Behind Your Back
CHAPTER FOUR 21
Option/Purchase Agreements: Negotiable Rights
— Copyright: Divisible by Law
— Rights Generally Granted
— Reserved Rights
Novelization and Publication Rights
Merchandising Rights
Theme Parks
General Comments
— Holdbacks
— First Negotiation/Last Refusal/First Refusal
— Reversions
— Transfer of Rights: Exercise of the Option
— Short Form Documents
CHAPTER FIVE 49
Option/Purchase Agreements- Fixed Compensation
— Exercise Price
— Bonus Based on Budget
— Bonus Based on Credit
CHAPTER SIX 55
Option/Purchase Agreements: Contingent Compensation
— Pitfalls of Percentages
- Net Profits Defined
Studio Deductions
Gross Participations
~~ Negotiable Provisions
Double Addback
Cross-Collateralization and Abandonment Charges
Time
Caps
Advances
Producer's Net Projit Definition
~ Deferments
CHAPTER SEVEN 77
Option/Purchase Agreements: Sequels, Rewrites, and Reversions
— Passive Payments
Television Series
Sample Passive Payment Provision
~ First Negotiation to Write a Sequel or Other
Subsequent Production
— Guaranteed Rewrites and Writing Assignments:
When You Sell a Spec Screenplay or a Book
Dead Screenplay Problem
Reversions
A Guaranty to Write
— Book Options
CHAPTER EIGHT 97
Option/Purchase Agreements: Other Provisions to Watch Out For
- Credits
— Representations and Warranties
Article 2 8 of the WGA
Errors and Omissions Insurance
— Indemnification: Breach versus Alleged Breach
— Name, Likeness, and Biography
— No Injunctive Relief
CHAPTER NINE I I I
Commissioned Screenplays
— Exclusivity
— Guaranteed Steps
— Postponement
— Maximum Writing Time: Writers Guild Limitations
— Compensation: Guaranteed Payment
Bonus Based on Credit
Profits Based on Credit
Passive Payments: Right to Write a Sequel or Other
Subsequent Production
— Rewrites, Polishes, and Other Writing Services
— Termination Rights
Default or Breach
Disability
Force Majeure
— Certificate of Authorship
CHAPTER TEN 129
Commissioned Teleplays: The Television Marketplace
— Differences in Television Writing Deals
— Writing a Series: Compensation
Credits
Profit Participation
— Writing a Series: Yearly Guaranty
— Producing or Executive Producing a Series
CHAPTER ELEVEN H I
Protecting Your Money
— Foreign Corporations
— Shell Corporations
— Bankruptcy
— Escrow Accounts: Letters of Credit
— Assumption of Obligations
CHAPTER TWELVE 157
Copyright, Ideas, and Titles
— Benefits
— Registration
— Infringement
— Titles
— MPAA Title Registration
— Ideas
Submission Agreements
The Pitch
— Droit Morale
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 175
Works Based on Source Material
— Chain of Title
— Problems
— Material Based on Fact
— Defamation
— Right of Privacy
Public Disclosure of Private Facts
Fictionalizing; False Light/ and Invasion of Privacy
— Right of Publicity
— Representations and Warranties Revisited
— Releases
— Payment
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 197
Collaboration Agreements
— Avoiding Problems
CHAPTER FIFTEEN 215
The Writers Guild
— Membership
— Minimums
— Supplemental Market Payments
— Reruns and Residuals
— Passive Payments
— Arbitration
— Other Benefits
Credits
Pension Fund and Health Benefits
— The Right to Write the First Rewrite
— Turnaround/Reversion
— Disadvantages If You Are a Member
— Selling to Outsiders: Pros and Cons
— Script Registration
— Section 50l(c)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN 263
The Role of the Producer
- The Producer's Relationship to the Material
— Your Relationship to Your Producer
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 271
The Art of Negotiation
— Floodgate Theory
— Altering Boiler Plate Provisions
— Patience
— Compromise
— Know the Parameters
— Renegotiation
— Representation
APPENDIX A 279
Sample Option/Purchase Agreement
Index 293 |
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