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: Entertainment Law Update

Asked & Answered: Can co-writers exclude music rights from screenplay rights?

By Gordon Firemark

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Yes, it is possible, in a collaboration agreement, to separate rights in certain components of the work, so that a composer retains all rights in the songs, while the parties share equally (or according to some other formula) in the other components. Unfortunately, each situation is different, so there's no set 'form' or 'standard' way to handle this wording.
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  1. Asked and Answered: My script is based on real people. What rights do I need?
  2. Asked & Answered: Should a writing team wait to have an agreement among themselves?
  3. Asked & Answered: I don’t have a formal contract. How do I make sure I get my credit?

Full post as published by Entertainment Law Update on December 01, 2009 (boomark / email).

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