Common use of Format Rights and Characters Clause in Contracts

Format Rights and Characters. 4.1 A Format Agreement will be required where the Format has been provided by the Writer (or jointly by the Writer and the BBC) and the Script is intended as an episode of a Series for which it is contemplated that writers other than the Writer will write one or more episodes. The BBC acknowledges that the Writer also provides the Format where a single Script or Series entirely written by the Writer is commissioned based solely on the Writer’s work. Where no Format Agreement is concluded at the time of Script commission and circumstances later require a Format Agreement to be put in place, both parties will enter good faith negotiations for such Format Agreement. Once a Format Agreement is agreed, then in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Format Agreement the latter shall prevail.

Format Rights and Characters. 4.1 A Format Agreement will be required where the Format has been provided by the Writer (or jointly by the Writer and the BBC) and the Script is intended as an episode of a Series for which it is contemplated that writers other than the Writer will write one or more episodes. The BBC acknowledges that the Writer also provides the Format where a single Script or Series entirely written by the Writer is commissioned based solely on the Writer’s Writer‟s work. Where no Format Agreement is concluded at the time of Script commission and circumstances later require a Format Agreement to be put in place, both parties will enter good faith negotiations for such Format Agreement. Once a Format Agreement is agreed, then in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Format Agreement the latter shall prevail.