Author-Written Sequel definition

Author-Written Sequel. New Literary Material written by the author of pre-existing Literary Material in which (1) One or more of the principal characters of the new Literary Material is taken from the pre-existing Literary Material of such author; and (2) Said principal character(s) is shown as participating in new and different events and situations from the events and situations in which said principal character(s) participated in the pre-existing Literary Material of such author.
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Author-Written Sequel means a literary property (story, novel, drama or otherwise), whether written before or after the Property and whether written by Writer or by a successor in interest of Writer, using one or more of the characters appearing in the Property, participating in different events from those found in the Property, and whose plot is substantially different from that of the Property. Writer shall have the right to exercise publication rights (i.e., in book or magazine form) at any time. Writer agrees not to exercise, or permit any other person to exercise, any other rights (including but not limited to motion picture or allied rights) of any kind in or to any author-written sequel earlier than five (5) years after the first general release of the first Picture produced hereunder, or seven (7) years after the date of exercise of ABG Entertainment’s Option to acquire the Property, whichever is earlier, provided such restriction on Writer’s exercise of said Author-Written Sequel rights shall be extended to any period during which there is in effect, in any particular country or territory, a network television broadcasting agreement for a television motion picture: (i) based upon the Property; (ii) based upon any Picture produced in the exercise of rights assigned herein; or, (iii) using a character or characters of the Property, plus one (1) year, which shall also be a restricted period in such country or territory, whether or not such period occurs wholly or partly during or entirely after the 5/7 year period first referred to in this clause.
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Related to Author-Written Sequel

  • Specially Written Software means any software created by the Contractor (or by a third party on behalf of the Contractor) specifically for the purposes of this Contract.

  • Issuer Free Writing Communication means a Free Writing Communication prepared by or on behalf of the Company, used or referred to by the Company or containing a description of the final terms of the Offered Securities or of their offering, in the form retained in the Company’s records.

  • Free Writing Communication means a written communication (as such term is defined in Rule 405) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Offered Securities and is made by means other than the Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular.

  • Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses, as used herein, means the documents listed on Schedule B attached hereto and each “road show” (as defined in Rule 433 under the Act), if any, related to the offering of the Shares contemplated hereby that is a “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act). The Underwriters have not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, without the Company’s consent, any Shares by means of any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that is required to be filed by the Underwriters with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 under the Act, other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.

  • Issuer General Free Writing Prospectus means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule II hereto.