To: FISHER-GLANZ PRODUCTIONS
Gentlemen:
I am submitting to you herewith the following material (hereinafter referred to as“Material”):
TITLE: ______(name of property)
FORM OF MATERIAL (e.g., screenplay, treatment, novel, short story, play, format forTV series): ______
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS: ______
______(identity of principal characters)
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THEME OR PLOT: (summary of the story),
______
WGA REGISTRATION NUMBER (if you have it) ______
NUMBER OF PAGES: ______
This material is submitted on the following terms and conditions:
1. I acknowledge that because of your position in the entertainment industry youreceive numerous unsolicited submissions of ideas, formats, stories, suggestionsand the like and that many such submissions heretofore or hereafter received byyou are similar to or identical to those developed by you or your employees orotherwise available to you. I further understand that you would refuse to acceptor otherwise evaluate said material in the absence of my acceptance of each and all of the provisions of this agreement. I shall retain all rights to submit this orsimilar material to persons other than you. I acknowledge that no fiduciary orconfidential relationship now exists between you and me, and I further acknowledge that no such relationships are established between you and me byreason of this agreement or by reason of my submission to you of said material.
2. I request that you read and evaluate said material; however, you shall have noobligation to do so nor to inform me of your evaluation, if any.
3. I represent and warrant that I am the present and sole owner of all right, title andinterest in and to said material; that I have the exclusive, unconditional right andauthority to submit and/or convey said material to you upon the terms andconditions set forth herein
4. You may use without any obligation whatsoever to me and without any paymentto me, any of said material which is not protectable as literary property under thelaws of copyright or otherwise or which is in the public domain. Any of saidMaterial which, in accordance with the preceding sentence, you are entitled to usewithout obligation to me is hereinafter referred to as “unprotected material”. If allor any part of said material does not fall in the category of unprotected material, such part, if any, is hereinafter referred to as “protected material”.
5. You agree that if you use any protected material you agree to negotiate with me ingood faith for a period of (e.g., thirty (30) days) the amount of the payment to mefor such use, which shall be based upon the reasonable value covering so much ofthe protected material as you in fact use.
6. In the event of any dispute concerning said material; or concerning any claim ofany kind or nature whatsoever, arising in connection with said material or arisingin connection with this agreement, such dispute will be submitted to arbitration.Each party hereby waves any and all rights and benefits which he or it mayotherwise have or be entitled to under the laws of California to litigate any suchdispute in court, it being the intention of the parties to arbitrate, according to theprovisions hereof, all such disputes. The arbitration shall be conducted in theCounty of Los Angeles, State of California and shall be governed by and subjectto the laws of the State of California and the then prevailing rules of the AmericanArbitration Association. The arbitrators’ award shall be final and binding and ajudgment upon the award may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction
7. I have retained at least one copy of said material, and I release you from any andall liability for loss or other damages to the copies of said material submitted toyou hereunder.
8. I understand that whenever the word “you” or “your” is used above, it refers to (1)you, (2) any company affiliated with you by way of common stock ownership orotherwise, (3) your subsidiaries, (4) subsidiaries of such affiliated companies, (5)any firm, person or corporation to whom you are leasing production facilities, (6)clients of any subsidiary or affiliated company of yours, and (7) the officers,agents, servants, employees, stockholders, clients, successors and assigns of you and of all such persons, firms and corporations.
9. I hereby state that I have read, understand and agree to be bound by this
agreement.
Very truly yours,
______
Sign please
Print Name: ______
Address: ______
City and State: ______
Telephone Number: ______
Email: ______
RETURN A SIGNED COPY OF THIS FORM WITH A HARD COPY OF YOURSCRIPT or MATERIAL TO:
Fisher-Glanz Productions
Script Submissions
9903 Santa Monica Blvd. #927
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA