Common use of Script Publication Fee Clause in Contracts

Script Publication Fee. Company shall have the right publish the Screenplay on videodiscs or videocassettes. A one-time fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate shall be paid to the credited Writer(s) of the Picture as compensation for such publication right. The Script Publication Fee shall be due whether or not the Company chooses to exercise such right and whether or not the Company distributes the motion picture on videodisc or videocassette. However, the Script Publication Fee may be deferred or waived by the Writer(s) who are performing writing services on or selling the Documentary Screenplay. All requests for deferrals or waivers may be indicated on the “Writer Request for Application of the WGA Low Budget Agreement” form submitted by the Writer(s) to the WGA. If the Script Publication Fee applies, such fee shall be paid through the Guild’s Residuals Department within thirty (30) days after the final determination of writing credit on the motion picture. The Script Publication Fee may not be prepaid nor may it be offset or credited against any other compensation. The payment of the Script Publication Fee and any exercise of this right on videodiscs or videocassettes shall not otherwise affect the Writer’s publication rights, if any.