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to Article 807, the Producer shall be deemed automatically granted from theAnimation Writer an exclusive licence for the full term of copyright (andany extensions thereof) to exploit by any manner or means, now or hereafterknown the copyright in the Script Material. In connection therewith andupon request of the Producer, the Animation Writer shall execute anexclusive written licence to evidence the foregoing, including but notlimited to the right to produce, reproduce, publish and perform in public theScript Material or any substantial part thereof in any material fromwhatsoever.a) This right includes but is not limited to the sole right to make,reproduce, adapt, edit and publicly present in any language the ScriptMaterial as an Animation Production by means, now or hereafterknown, of which the Script Material may be reproduced andperformed.b) This right includes, but is not limited to, the right to copy, sell,distribute, make available, rent out, communicate to the public bytelecommunication (including the Internet), and to incorporate theScript Material into any other derivative works for sale anddistribution.803 Nothing in this Section limits the Animation Writer and the Producer fromnegotiating alternative division of rights with respect to copyright in theScript Material to that described in 802 above.804 The Producer has the right to add to, delete from, change, modify andamend the Script Materials, and to use same in connection with any and allgoods, services, products and institutions. Furthermore, the Producer ownsabsolutely all copyright in the Production and shall be free from any claimto copyright in the Production by the Animation Writer, but subject alwaysto the payment to the Animation Writer of the Script Fee.805 For greater clarity, the Animation Writer hereby assigns and shall assign theexclusive perpetual worldwide Merchandising Rights to the Producer unlessotherwise agreed between the Animation Writer and Producer.806 Upon payment of the contracted Script Fee and in the absence of any writtenagreement to the contrary, an Animation Writer shall not have any claim of132