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ORb) twenty percent (20%) of the Writer’s original contract fee, if paidat any time prior to the expiry of the distribution license under (iii)above.as a rights renewal payment. Upon payment of the rights renewal amount,the Producer shall acquire the exclusive license in perpetuity for unlimitedworld distribution, except theatrical distribution, of the program made fromthe Script. There shall be no obligation to report or pay a DistributionRoyalty under Article C11.The use of this Article may not be combined with use of Article C503.C515Narration Scripts for DocumentariesFor Narration Scripts for Documentaries, i.e. Scripts written at rough cutstage or later, the following formula shall apply:i) The amount of the Production Fee, which shall be due at the time ofrecording of the Narration, shall be fifty percent (50%) of theProduction Fee as calculated in accordance with the appropriateformula in C10.ii)A Rewrite for a Narration Script shall be negotiated and suchpayment shall in no case be less than fifty percent (50%) of the feeprovided in C504.iii) The amount of the Distribution Royalty shall, in the case of NarrationScripts only, be fifty percent (50%) of the Distribution Royaltycalculated according to the formula contained in C11.C516 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.84