USA Screenwriter Employment Agreement for Writing Team

Certificate of Authorship of Screenplay

The screenplay was written as a work made for hire commissioned by the producer, and that the producer is deemed to be the author of the work.
The work is original and not in the public domain, has not been adapted and does not violate or infringe upon any other person's statutory or common law rights.
The producer owns all right and title to the screenplay, and has the right to make any changes to the material, and the writer waives all moral rights.
The writer will not make any claims or demands against any assignee or successor in interest of the producer.
The writer will have no right to enjoin or restrain the distribution or exploitation of any motion picture or other material based on the screenplay.
The Certificate of Authorship of Screenplay form is an important part of the documentation you need to establish your rights to the material. Download it for your production forms library.

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The option is being exercised by the film producer under the terms of a prior Option Agreement between the screenplay owner and the film producer.
The screenplay owner grants the producer the right to produce a motion picture, adapt the work for the screen, record a sound track, assign or license the rights, exercise distribution rights, and make prequels and/or sequels using the same characters.
The producer also has the right to register worldwide copyright with respect to all motion pictures and products created from the screenplay.
The screenplay owner will receive payment of the exercise price and a percentage of net receipts as a royalty.
If principal photography on a film treatment has not commenced within 5 years of the date of the Agreement, the owner has the right to re-acquire the rights to the screenplay (a right of reversion).
The owner waives all moral rights in the screenplay.
The owner will receive an author credit on every copy of the film and in all publicity and advertising.
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The writer grants the producer an exclusive and irrevocable option to purchase the rights to the work.
The producer has the right to make sequels, prequels, remakes and TV series based on the work, for which the writer will be paid a percentage of the net profits.
The file includes a Short Form Option Agreement for recording at the Copyright Office, and a Short Form Copyright Assignment.
Also included is a Quitclaim Release of Interest in Literary Property.
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Even though the production is non-union, the parties intend that Writers Guild of America (WGA) credit rules will apply to the contract, to the maximum extent possible.
The screenwriter will be entitled to fixed compensation (flat fee), plus bonus compensation (based on final production budgets and credit allocation), and contingent compensation (calculated as a percentage of the net profits of the picture).
The screenwriter will also get additional compensation for sequels and remakes of the picture, and episode and rerun compensation for any television series based on the screenplay.
The producer will have sole ownership to the screenplay and all materials created in connection with the screenplay, including moral rights. The writer acknowledges that the services are provided to the producer as a work made for hire.
The Agreement includes an acknowledgement of FCC disclosure regulations by the screenwriter.
This USA Screenwriter Employment Agreement should be part of the production forms of any non-union project.

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The agreement is between the writers themselves and not with a production company.
The agreement covers the relationship between the writers with respect to creation and protection of the material.
The work will be registered with the Writers Guild of America and the US Copyright Office (if applicable) as a joint work.
If either writer pulls out of the arrangement, the remaining writer has the right to continue the work alone or in collaboration with another writer.
Neither party can sell or dispose of the work or their share in the work without the written consent of the other party.
Optional clauses to be used if either party is represented by an agent, which can be removed if not applicable.
The parties will share the proceeds of any sale according to their percentage ownership in the work.
The template refers to United States laws, but it is an editable document and could be adapted for use in other countries.
Protect your rights in your work. Sign this USA Collaboration Agreement Between Screenwriters before you and your co-writer start work on the project.
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