Writers can adapt or incorporate someone else’s work into their own if one of the following conditions are met: (1) if the existing work is in the public domain, (2) if the use constitutes a “fair use,” or (3) if the writer has a license to do so. ...
Royalties are the licensing fees that a producer pays to an author for use of the author’s intellectual property. Typically, royalties are calculated as a percentage of the Gross Weekly Box Office Receipts (GWBOR) of a production. The GWBOR is ...