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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: __________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ BRIEF SUMMARY OF PLOT: _________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 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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