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a) Daily Rate and Length of Assignmentb) Delineation of rights purchasedc) Delivery dates for written material agreed upond) All Ancillary Materials required by Producer or Cliente) Terms of paymentf) Credits (if applicable)Unless negotiated otherwise with the Writer, the Script shall be contracted,written and paid for as follows:i) on delivery of Outline 25%ii) on delivery of First Draft Script 50%iii) on delivery of Second Draft Script 25%The Producer shall pay for all stages contracted, (except in the case of atermination) even if the Producer waives delivery of a stage. No contractbetween a Writer and a Producer shall provide for more than thecontracted stages and a Polish, unless the Producer and the Writer agreeon an additional fee for the continuation of the assignment. If required,the Writer shall incorporate any requested revisions into the next stage ofwriting. If, as a result of a change in the project’s direction or Clientrequirements, the Writer is required to exceed the agreed upon length oftime to complete an assignment, additional fees shall be negotiated inwriting. Such fees shall not be less than the originally contracted dailyrate. The Writer has the right to decline continuation on a project past theagreed-upon completion time.E402E403Collaborative WritingWriters contracted on the same project by the Producer shall be treated asindividual Writers, with two separate contracts, and areas of responsibilityshall be clearly delineated. The Team provisions as outlined in ArticleA256 shall not apply.TerminationThe Producer may terminate the process on the delivery of any stage andwill be obligated to pay for only the completed work to the date oftermination. In the event of termination, no rights shall pass to theProducer, subject to E404.115