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Writers Guild of America West (WGA) Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) 2014:

PREAMBLE REGARDING SO-CALLED "POSSESSIVE CREDITS
Purpose of Preamble
In the negotiations leading to the 1995 Minimum Basic Agreement, the Companies and the Guild confirmed their jointly held view that the making of film and television is a collaborative art and business venture in which the contributions of many persons are essential, and without which motion pictures cannot be made. The Companies and the Guild sought to reach an agreement to meet the Guild's long-standing objection to the use of possessive credits. It was concluded that a comprehensive resolution of the issues involved would not be reached prior to the end of the negotiation, but that a comprehensive resolution would be sought in the future. The bargaining parties further agreed to the inclusion of this PREAMBLE as a means of highlighting the Writers
Guild's strong, continuing, long-standing opposition and objections to the use of socalled "Possessive Credit(s)."

Defining Possessive Credit(s)
The term "possessive credits" refers to such credits as are generally regarded as such in the film and television industry and which attribute, impute and/or which could be reasonably construed to credit a person with the authorship of a film. It is understood that the term “possessive credits” does not include any forms of writing or source material credits. Examples of such credits are:

" A Film By _________________"
" Pat Brown's [title of film] "
" A Robin Smith Film "

The PREAMBLE is in two parts:
1. Statement of the Writers Guild of America.
2. Acknowledging statement by each Company signatory to this MBA.


STATEMENT OF THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Writers Guild Objections to Possessive Credits
Since its founding, the Writers Guild has opposed the use of the so-called "possessive credit" on screen and in advertising and promotion when used to refer to a person who is not the sole author of the screenplay.

The Guild's historic, current and ongoing opposition is based upon beliefs and principles which include the following:
Credits should, as far as possible, accurately reflect each individual's contribution.
The granting of a possessive credit to a person who has not both written and directed a given motion picture inaccurately imputes sole or preeminent authorship.
The proliferation of the number of unnecessary credits on screen and in advertising devalues credits in general.
The widespread use of the credit denigrates the creative contributions of others

2014 WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA - ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS
THEATRICAL AND TELEVISION BASIC AGREEMENT

This Agreement, to be referred to as the "2014 Writers Guild of America-Alliance of
Motion Picture and Television Producers Theatrical and Television Basic
Agreement," was executed as of the 2nd day of May, 2014, by and between Writers
Guild of America, West, Inc. and Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the Guild), and the following producing companies represented for purposes of collective bargaining by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television
Producers, Inc. (AMPTP):

In consideration of the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, the Guild and the Companies agree as follows:
The provisions of this Basic Agreement shall be designated as follows:

(i) General provisions (herein designated "General") applicable to both theatrical employment, options to purchase literary material for theatrical motion pictures (to the extent provided in this Agreement) and purchases of literary material for theatrical motion pictures and to television employment, options to purchase literary material for television motion pictures (to the extent provided in this Agreement) and purchases of literary material for television motion pictures, and

(ii) Provisions (herein designated "Television") applicable to television employment, options to purchase literary material for television motion pictures (to the extent provided in this Agreement) and purchases of literary material for television motion pictures only, and

(iii) Provisions (herein designated "Theatrical") applicable to theatrical employment, options to purchase literary material for theatrical motion pictures (to the extent provided in this Agreement) and purchases of literary material for theatrical motion pictures only.

The provisions of this Basic Agreement which are applicable to employment, options to purchase and purchases for free television motion pictures are also applicable to employment, options to purchase and purchases for:

(a) live television programs to the extent that such programs would be covered if they were television motion pictures; and

(b) programs covered by Appendix B to the extent provided in Appendix B; and

(c) motion pictures produced primarily for the basic cable market to the extent provided in Appendix C.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the provisions of this Basic Agreement are not applicable to employment, options to purchase and purchases for:

(a) [Deleted.]

(b) programs excluded from the coverage of Appendix B which are produced principally for the pay television and/or videodisc/videocassette markets except to the extent provided in the Sideletter on Informational Programs.