Art on Trial: Trademarks and Artistic Expression. Advice for Screenwriters 2. THIS AGREEMENT made between writer, (YOUR NAME), herein called writer, Writer: (Your Name) (Your Street Address) (City, State, Zip Code) (Phone) Story Owner: (STORY OWNER'S NAME) (Owners Street Address) (City, State, Zip Code) (Phone) herein called Story Owner, WITNESSETH: The parties agree as follows: I. Term: This Agreement shall be in effect for a period of one (1) year commencing the date Story Owner and Writer of this signing. See Section III paragraph "I" herein. II. Work: Tentative screenplay, play, book, or teleplay herein known as, ("Title of Screenplay").
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Hollywood released 607 movies in 2006 to the tune of 1.45 billion tickets sold for $25.8 billion in ticket sales world wide. Yet, with an average budget of $65.8 million and average marketing and distributing costs of $34.5 million, every studio film put out last year cost over $100 million. It is a well established rule of thumb that a movie has to make three times its negative cost to show a profit. With those kinds of numbers in the ledgers, it is no wonder that studio executives are nervous.
Talent costs continue to rise and over the past decade writers have been asking for, and getting, multimillion dollar deals. And perhaps the most valuable, if underrated, factor in the industry is the story itself. Movies continue to draw on television for inspiration (e.g., Jackass, Mission Impossible, and the upcoming Simpsons movie). Other robust sources for potential screenplays are books, plays and newspapers. For example, a producer may wish to acquire the multimedia rights.