TY - BOOK AU - Breimer,Stephen F. TI - The screenwriter's legal guide SN - 158115352X (pbk.) PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Allworth Press KW - Motion picture industry KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Authors and publishers KW - Screenwriters KW - Legal status, laws, etc N1 - Includes index; The screenwriter holds a unique position in Hollywood - Contracts: a brief overview - Option/purchase agreements : negotiating the price - Option/purchase agreements : negotiable rights - Option/purchase agreements : fixed compensation - Option/purchase agreements : contingent compensation - Option/purchase agreements : sequels, rewrites, and reversions - Option/purchase agreements : other provisions to watch out for - Commissioned screenplays - Commissioned teleplays : the television marketplace - Protecting your money - Copyright, ideas, and titles - Works based on source material - Collaboration agreements - The writers guild - The role of the producer - The art of negotiation ER -