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iv)receive an equal share of the aggregate Production Fees paid for thetotal number of guaranteed episodes. Article A912 shall not apply toTelevision Scripts written by a Group.Notwithstanding Article A1109 (a), the Production Fee for eachepisode shall be divided equally among all credited writers of thatepisode.v) Notwithstanding C412 (iii), in the case of termination, the terminatedWriter’s weekly compensation and credit (and therefore that Writer’sshare of the aggregate Production Fees) shall be pro rated accordingto the number of weeks worked. The terminated Writer may bereplaced by the Producer with another Writer.vi)There will be no credit arbitration for Scripts written by GroupWriters.C413 A Producer may engage a New Writer at fifty percent (50%) of theapplicable Script Fee. Use of this provision is limited to one New Writerper cycle of a Series.ARTICLE C5 – TELEVISION DOCUMENTARYWriters of Television Documentaries shall be paid at least the followingminimum Script Fees (based on the broadcast length of Program):Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousanddollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.C501 Documentary:2012 2013 201415 minutes or less 3,174 3,238 3,27030 minutes or less 6,350 6,477 6,54160 minutes or less 12,698 12,952 13,08290 minutes or less 19,048 19,429 19,623120 minutes or less 25,397 25,905 26,164Over 120 minutes calculated on the length of the program and basedon the 30 minute rateC502 Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline:2012 2013 201415 minutes or less 952 971 98130 minutes or less 1,905 1,943 1,96379