The screenwriter holds a unique position in Hollywood -- Contracts: a brief overview -- Option/purchase agreements : negotiating the price -- Option/purchase agreements : negotiable rights -- Option/purchase agreements : fixed compensation -- Option/purchase agreements : contingent compensation -- Option/purchase agreements : sequels, rewrites, and reversions -- Option/purchase agreements : other provisions to watch out for -- Commissioned screenplays -- Commissioned teleplays : the television marketplace -- Protecting your money -- Copyright, ideas, and titles -- Works based on source material -- Collaboration agreements -- The writers guild -- The role of the producer -- The art of negotiation.
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Screenwriter's legal guide.
9781581153521
Authors and publishers-- United States.
Motion picture industry-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Screenwriters-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.