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Script, and all editorial changes of a major nature. Any such changesto which the Writer agrees shall be made by the Writer.b) It shall not be a breach of this Article for the Producer to make minorScript changes during the production to meet the production needs.Any change that affects the meaning, intent, theme, characterization orplot development of a Script or any editorial change of a major natureshall not under any circumstances be considered “minor Script changesduring the production to meet production needs”.c) If an agreement has been entered into between a Writer and a Producerpursuant to B108 or if a Writer’s contract has been terminated and anagreement has been entered into pursuant to B111, B110(a) shall notapply to that Writer in relation to changes made by a subsequentlycontracted Writer, unless the original Writer’s contract providesotherwise.B111B112In the case of a drama Series, the Producer may terminate a contract ondelivery of any stage contracted under C409 or C410, except where theTelevision Script has been contracted with no right of termination. In theevent of such termination, the Producer may proceed with the workcontracted by contracting another Writer, it being understood that theProducer has acquired a license to use the Script Material upon payment ofthe appropriate Script Fee. The Writer shall receive the appropriatepercentage of the Production Fee and Distribution Royalty according tothe credits accorded.If the Producer claims that a Writer has been contracted to write aTelevision Script based on a Story composed or created by a productionexecutive or employee of the Producer (other than a Story Editor), theStory and Television Script shall be subject to a credit arbitration asprovided in Article A9. Should such a credit arbitration not award a creditto the production executive or the employee of the Producer, theProduction Fee payable to the credited Writer(s) shall be calculatedwithout taking into account the Script Fee paid to such uncreditedproduction executive or employee. In the case of a Story Editor, thestandard credit arbitration procedures shall apply.57