The screenwriter's legal guide
By: Stephen Breimer.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: Motion picture industry -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Authors and publishers -- United States.; Screenwriters -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The screenwriter holds a unique position in Hollywood; title: Contracts: a brief overview; title: Option/purchase agreements : negotiating the price; title: Option/purchase agreements : negotiable rights; title: Option/purchase agreements : fixed compensation; title: Option/purchase agreements : contingent compensation; title: Option/purchase agreements : sequels, rewrites, and reversions; title: Option/purchase agreements : other provisions to watch out for; title: Commissioned screenplays; title: Commissioned teleplays : the television marketplace; title: Protecting your money; title: Copyright, ideas, and titles; title: Works based on source material; title: Collaboration agreements; title: The writers guild; title: The role of the producer; title: The art of negotiation.