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DATE:________________________
Dear;______________________________
I am submitting to you the following material
(referred to as ¶The Material¾)
TITLE: _________________________________________________
FORM OF MATERIAL: ______________________________________
(e.g. screenplay, treatment, outline)
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS: __________________________________
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF PLOT: _________________________________
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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA REGISTRATION # ________________
I am submitting to you herewith certain written material (the "Material")
identified above.
I recognize that your files are replete with ideas and stories for
theatrical motion pictures and television programs, and that new
ideas for motion pictures and television programs are constantly
being submitted to you or being developed by you. I also recognize
that many stories and ideas are similar and often different stories
and ideas relate to one or more common underlying themes.
In consideration of the foregoing and your agreeing to accept and
review the Material, I agree to the following:
I acknowledge that the Material was created and written by me
without any suggestion or request from you that I write or create the
Material.
You agree that you will not use the Material or any part thereof unless
you either:
enter into an agreement with me granting you the right to use the
Material or determine in good faith that you have the independent
legal right without my consent to use all or any part of (or any features
or elements in the Material either because (i) I do not own or control
such Material or such features or elements, or (ii) the Material or
features or elements used by you and claimed by me to be the Material
or embodied in the Material is in the public domain, is not new or
novel, is not legally protected or protectable, or was independently
developed by you or obtained by you from other sources including
your own employees.
I hereby acknowledge and agree as follows:
a.I warrant that I am the sole owner and author of the above
described material and that I have the full right and authorization to
submit the material to you.
b.I agree that any part of the submitted material which is not novel or
original and not legally Protected may be used by you without any
liability on your part to me and that nothing herein shall place you
in any different position with respect to such non-novel or
non-original material by reason hereof.
c.You shall not be under any obligation to me with respect to the
submitted material except as may later be set forth in a fully
executed written agreement between us.
d.I realize that you may have had access to and/or may have
independently created or have had created ideas, themes, formats
and/or other materials which may be similar or identical to the
theme, plot, idea, format or other element of the material now
being submitted by me and I agree that I will not be entitled to any
compensation by reason of the use by you of such similar or
identical material.
I have retained a copy of the Material and agree that you shall not be
obligated to return the Material to me, and I release you from all liability
if the Material is lost, misplaced, stolen or destroyed.
I acknowledge that you are under no obligation to use the Material in
any manner. I further represent and warrant that the material is original
with me, that I am the author and sole and exclusive owner of the
Material and of all rights in and to the Material, and that I have full
power and authority to submit the Material to you on the foregoing terms
and conditions, each and all of which shall be binding on me, my agents,
heirs, successors, licensees and assigns.
Signed: _____________________________________
(Your Signature)
[If co-authored, co-author should sign too:___________________________]
Received by:__________________________________
Date Received:________________
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