Please mail to the address above a hard copy of your project along with this completed submission form, payment form (and check or money order, if not paying via credit card), and signed release form.

To thank all of you who have made StudioNotes such a success we are offering discounts

 on all notes submissions postmarked by the end of this month

Notes - Screenplay - max 130 pgs - Special - $299

Coverage - Screenplay, Teleplay, Treatment or Short - max 130 pgs - $150

Notes - One Hour Teleplay - max 80 pgs -Special - $249

Notes - 1/2 Hour Teleplay, Treatment or Short - max 40 pgs - Special - $149

Notes - Manuscript - max 400 pgs - Special - $549

Coverage - Manuscript - max 400 pgs - $350

Complete Screenplay Development Package - Special - $699

Rapid Turnaround - $75.00

Page overage - $1 per page on all page count overages

OFFLINE SUBMISSION CHARGE  -  $30.00 - Covers additional messenger fees generated by hardcopy submissions

The following Submission Release Agreement (“Agreement”) describes the legal relationship between you and Screenwriting Software Suite, the Virginia sole proprietorship that owns the StudioNotes services.  Please read it very carefully.

STUDIONOTES WRITER SUBMISSION RELEASE AGREEMENT

To Screenwriting Software Suite, owner of the StudioNotes services:

         I am submitting to Screenwriting Software Suite (hereinafter “you” or “your”) the following written material(s):

Project Title:                                                                

            This material(s), consisting of motion picture or television script(s) (or portions thereof), ideas, logline(s), stories, formats, suggestions, synopses and the like (collectively, the “Material”) is being submitted for analysis, and to provide access to affiliates of your Internet service (the “Service”) for consideration in connection with the possible development and production of a motion picture, television project or other audio visual work based on the Material.  In exchange for my execution of this Agreement and the payment of a fee, Screenwriting Software Suite will provide me with a written evaluation of the Material (“Notes”), the option of future consultation with your StudioNotes development executives and potential access to the affiliated directors, producers and agents associated with your StudioNotes service (“Affiliates”). 

I understand and agree that the Material is being submitted to Screenwriting Software Suite for analysis and review only, and that Screenwriting Software Suite shall have no further or additional obligation to me with respect to the Material.  I hereby acknowledge and agree that, should the opportunity arise, it is in my best interest to have the Material, (or portions thereof) and your Notes reviewed by your Affiliates and that such potential consideration by your Affiliates and your Notes are good and valuable consideration for me to pay the fee and to enter into this submission release agreement (“Agreement”). 

            I enter into this Agreement with the express understanding that you agree to review and evaluate the Material in reliance upon this Agreement and my covenants, representations and warranties contained in it; I understand that, in the absence of this Agreement, you would not review or evaluate the Material.  I recognize that you have adopted a policy of refusing to accept or consider for inclusion in the Service or otherwise review any Material unless the person submitting such Material and all other authors of the Material, if any, have executed this Agreement acknowledging that he or she understands the nature of the Service and the limitations on your liability in connection with it.

            I also understand that Screenwriting Software Suite, its StudioNotes Affiliates and unrelated third parties actively working within the motion picture, television and publishing industries may have access to and/or may create scripts, teleplays, ideas, stories or other material which may be similar to each other and may coincidentally be similar to, or even identical to, the Material in theme, idea, expression or otherwise.  For these reasons, often unsolicited material like the Material will customarily be rejected by the Affiliates and others similarly situated in the entertainment industry.  Accordingly, I recognize that, in the absence of this Agreement and the releases and warranties contained in it, Screenwriting Software Suite or its StudioNotesAffiliates would not agree to review my Material.

            In consideration of the foregoing, I hereby irrevocably warrant, represent and acknowledge the following:

1.            The Material that is submitted by me is formatted according to the specifications set forth in the StudioNotes website.

            2.            The Material is submitted by me voluntarily, and no fiduciary or agency relationship between you and me exists or is being created by this Agreement or by my submission of the Material.  In particular, I acknowledge and understand that Screenwriting Software Suite is not seeking and will not seek employment for me, nor is Screenwriting Software Suite serving as my agent or representative.  If a third party or Affiliate desires to acquire the Material, I am hereby advised by Screenwriting Software Suite to engage an agent or knowledgeable attorney.  Accordingly, either I will engage the services of an agent or attorney, or will elect to negotiate on my own behalf with such third party or Affiliate for the option or sale of the Material.

            3.            I am at least eighteen (18) years of age, the Material is completely original with me (or to a minor extent in the public domain), I am the sole owner and author of the Material, and have the exclusive right and authority to submit the Material to you upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.  I promise that the Material will not libel or defame any third party or otherwise violate the rights of any third party, whether under copyright or otherwise.

            4.            No obligation of any kind is assumed or may be implied against you by reason of your inclusion of the Material in the Service.

            5.            Nothing contained in this Agreement nor the fact of my submission of the Material to you shall place you or any of your Affiliates or any other person or entity to whom you show the Material in any different position than anyone else to whom I have not submitted the Material.

            6.            If an Affiliate desires to acquire the Material, Screenwriting Software Suite hereby advises me to engage an Agent (franchised by the Writers Guild of America) or knowledgeable Attorney. Accordingly, either I will engage the services of an Agent or Attorney, or elect to negotiate on my own behalf with such Affiliate for the option or sale of the Material. If I (or any of my authorized representatives) enter into negotiations with any Affiliate concerning the Material within six months from the Materials posting on the StudioNotes Weekend Read, Screenwriting Software Suite has the right to publicize any deals I may enter into.

            7.            You and your Affiliates have access to, may create or have created literary materials and ideas which may be similar or identical to the Material in theme, idea, plot, format or other respects.  I will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use of any such similar or identical material which may have been independently created by you or your Affiliates or may have come to you or your Affiliate from any independent source.  You and your Affiliates may use without obligation to me any Material which you would be free to use if the Material had not been submitted to you by me, or which is in the public domain, or which was independently conceived by another person or entity prior to or after this submission.

            8.            Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, I hereby release you and your Affiliates, from any and all claims, demands, and liabilities that may arise in relation to the Material or by reason of any claim now or hereafter made by me that you have used or appropriated the Material or any portion thereof.  If the foregoing release is held invalid or inapplicable by any court of competent jurisdiction, I agree that your and your Affiliates’ liability shall be limited to an amount which is comparable to the fair market value thereof as of the date of this Agreement, but in no event more than the applicable Writers Guild of America minimum scale payment for such Material.  If we are unable to agree to said amount, or in the event of any dispute concerning any alleged use of said Material or with reference to this Agreement, its validity, construction, performance, non-performance, operation, breach, continuance or termination, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration in the City of Norfolk, State of Virginia, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, provided that said arbitration shall be heard before a single arbitrator, selected pursuant to said rules and regulations.  Each party hereby waives any and all rights and benefits which he or it might otherwise have or be entitled to under the laws of Virginia to litigate any such dispute in court, it being the intention of the parties to arbitrate, according to the provisions hereof, all such disputes.  Said arbitrator shall be well acquainted with the entertainment business.  The arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall be final and binding, and shall provide for each party to bear his or its own costs of arbitration and attorneys’ fees.  I agree that the amount of any award shall be an amount which is comparable to the fair market value thereof as of the date of this Agreement, but in no event more than the applicable Writers Guild of America minimum scale payment for such Material.  Judgment upon the award of the arbitrator may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.  If either party shall fail to appear at the hearing on the date designated in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, or shall otherwise fail to participate in the arbitration proceeding, then the arbitrator is empowered to proceed ex parte.  In the event of any dispute concerning the Material or this Agreement, my sole remedy shall be to seek damages and in no event shall I be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or undertake any legal efforts or restrict your right to use the Material. 

            9.            I acknowledge and agree that you may retain the original of the Material submitted hereunder and that I have retained at least one copy of the Material.  As such, I hereby release you from any liability for loss or damage to the Material or copies thereof.  I understand that should you return the Material to me, such action shall not terminate or affect any rights or obligations under this Agreement. 

            10.            In addition to making the representations and warranties set forth above, I also acknowledge that the Service is an open service with the express purpose of facilitating introduction and interaction between writers and parties interested in optioning or acquiring literary material.  You do not attest to or guarantee the validity or legitimacy of any Affiliate who accesses the Service.

            11.            It is my sole responsibility to protect the Material, including filing or registration of the Material with the Writers Guild of America, or the United States Copyright Office.

            12.            You do not purchase literary material and are not agreeing to purchase or to arrange for purchase of the Material.  You do not warrant or guaranty that any of your Affiliates will purchase or be interested in the Material.

            13.            Literary evaluation is subjective in nature and reasonable people may disagree as to the merits of the Material.  You cannot warrant or guaranty that Notes of the Material will be complimentary or positive in its evaluation.

14.            You reserve the right to change, alter or modify the format or layout of the StudioNotes website at an time.

15.        I have read and understand the following General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability:

WRITERS SUPERCENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS BILLED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD BY A THIRD PARTY WHICH WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY YOU.

WRITERS SUPERCENTER AND ITS STUDIONOTES WEBSITE AND SERVICE CONTAIN FACTS, VIEWS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIRD PARTY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.  WRITERS SUPERCENTER DOES NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY, CURRENTNESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED, UPLOADED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE.  I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT MY SOLE RISK.

WRITERS SUPERCENTER MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY CONTENT, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE.  WRITERS SUPERCENTER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATIONS: (A) ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WHICH ARE PART OF THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE; AND (B) WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR MERCHANTABILITY OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT WILL WRITERS SUPERCENTER, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE, ITS PUBLIC POSTING BULLETIN BOARDS, ITS CONTENT OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ANY LIABILITY OF WRITERS SUPERCENTER, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED OR ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORDS, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID WRITERS SUPERCENTER BY OR ON BEHALF OF YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE. 

NOTICE OF TERMINATION TO WRITERS SUPERCENTER IS THE ONLY REMEDY AFFORDED MEMBERS DISSATISFIED WITH THE CONTENT, OR CHANGES IN POLICIES, TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR SERVICES FEES RELATING TO THE STUDIONOTES WEB SITE.

            16.              I understand and acknowledge that the Development Executives retained by Screenwriting Software Suite to review and to provide notes on the Material operate pursuant to a written agreement requiring them to refrain from contacting me directly without prior written permission from Screenwriting Software Suite, and from soliciting me for any purpose, including but not limited to the purpose of producing, promoting or marketing your submitted Material, without the prior written permission of Screenwriting Software Suite.  Similarly, by entering into this Agreement, I agree not to solicit, to contact or to cooperate in any way with any of the Development Executives regarding my submitted Material, without first obtaining the prior written permission of Screenwriting Software Suite.

            17.            I will defend and indemnify you and your Affiliates against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and court costs) incurred at any time in connection with the Material or in connection with any breach or alleged breach by me of any of the representations, warranties or agreements contained herein.  I agree that I must give you written notice by certified or registered mail at your address as set forth on the StudioNotes website, of any claim arising in connection with the Material or arising in connection with this Agreement within the period of time prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations, but in no event more than 10 calendar days after I acquire knowledge of such claim, or if it be sooner, within 10 calendar days after I acquire knowledge of facts sufficient to put me on notice of any such claim.  My failure to give you written notice will be deemed an irrevocable waiver of any rights I might otherwise have with respect to such claim.

            18.            You and your assignees may assign your rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, in any manner and to any person, corporation or entity that you shall determine.

            19.            The word “you” and “your” in this Agreement refers to Screenwriting Software Suite, its StudioNotes Affiliates and any parent or subsidiary company, any company affiliated with it or them by common stock ownership or otherwise, its and their subsidiaries, subsidiaries of such affiliates, any person, corporation, or entity to which it or they may have an affiliation for development and/or production of motion pictures based on the Material, and the officers, agents, attorneys, servants, employees, directors, stockholders, licensees, successors and assigns of it and all such persons, corporations and entities referred to in this paragraph.  If the Material is submitted by more than one person, the work “I” shall be deemed changed to “we” (and the corresponding verb changed to the first person plural), and this Agreement will be binding jointly and severally upon all such persons.

            20.            Any provision or part of any provision which is void or unenforceable shall be deemed omitted, and this Agreement with such provision or part thereof omitted shall remain in full force and effect.  This Agreement shall at all times be construed so as to carry out the purposes stated herein.

            21.            This Agreement may not be changed, modified, terminated or discharged except in writing signed by both you and me.  This Agreement, regardless of where executed or performed, shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia applicable to agreements executed and to be wholly performed therein.

            22.            I hereby state that I have read and understand this Agreement; that no oral representations of any kind have been made to me; that there are no prior or contemporaneous oral agreements in effect between us pertaining to the Material; and that this Agreement states our entire understanding.

Very truly yours,

Signature: ___________________________

Date:                                                              

Printed name:  ________________________