DG Sample Contract: Licensing Agreement
A basic license, this template grants the rights for a producer to produce a production without granting the subsidiary rights and future options that might go along with a premiere. This contract is short, straightforward and not intimidating, and it is especially useful when an author and producer are looking to enter into a very simple agreement, especially for amateur and school/university productions.
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This template is intended only as a general guide. A contract is a personal matter and no one particular contract can fit every circumstance. This template is not intended to be a complete document, and it is important that you read it carefully so you may consider your specific circumstances in order to add to, delete or modify it as appropriate. Please be aware that we place a watermark within these documents, since these templates are proprietary information meant only for members of the Guild. This ensures that they won’t be bastardized and then passed off as Guild standard. We expect that members will want to create their own contract based on the template and will adapt it to their particular situation by re-typing it as a separate document.
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