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9. Compensation. You will have no right to compensation in connection with the exploitation of rights you grant under this Agreement.
The bullet above is puzzling. And no, I'm not taking it out-of-context: that's the entire paragraph.
Are you waiving your right to actually be compensated if Amazon decides to accept your script?
They are saying you wont be compensated for your posting of your script, that's all.
Is my script safe? Yes. Amazon encrypts your screenplay when storing it in the cloud. We will not access or read your script unless you submit it to us for consideration. To further protect your work, you can also register your materials with the Writer's Guild of America.
Register your screenplay with the Writer's Guild of America, West (https://www.wgawregistry.org) Register your screenplay with Writer's Guild of America, East (https://www.wgaeast.org/script_registration)
So the server side has zero knowledge and zero involvement with conversion? I would expect this conversion to be done on the server side, however.
(seriously if you are gonna downvote, explain yourself, silence is insulting).
When in doubt or a grey-area, rather err on the side of taking the "intention" of what a person is saying, rather than the literal interpretation of all their words.
PGP and submit key when you want to submit your screenplay?
I applied to Amazon Studios legal team when I found out about the screen play program (~2009) thinking it would have been a unique combo of tech and entertainment law. Never heard back...
What happened?
They optioned 4-6 concepts and made pilots based on material from industry players.
That stung quite a bit. I felt the whole setup was more of a publicity generator than genuine avenue for discovery. Might be different this time around, but I'm skeptical.
My daughter ran a screenplay critiquing service on the web. She read scripts for her daytime job so it wasn't a scam. She gave the customers what she said she would, for $50 a pop, but she felt guilty because none of the zillion submitters had a chance of their script getting picked up.
Kinda sad given the redundant scripts that actually get produced. How many Batman remakes can it take to get really bored? How many Star Trek reboots? Hangover 15? Buddy cop movie? Zzzzzzz....
Sure there is the whole thing of Netflix (and presumably Prime Video), being able to collect enormous amounts of data, to identify what makes a tv show popular to their customers. But my limited knowledge of business suggests that the majority of attention will always be focused on safe money-makers.
I participated in a handful of other 'contest' like situations, one of which also ticked me off because they changed the process to suit their own preferences.
As in, the stated process was pay $40 (or $90 for 1 page of feedback), 3-5 finalists would be selected, brought in for interviews, and from there up to 3 winners would be chosen. What happened? They got so many submissions that they broke out 5-7 different categories and had lists of 10 finalists within each category, and were going to move to some other kind of judging platform (social media votes?) in order to continue to narrow down to the eventual 3-5, then winners.
That doesn't fit the definition of a scam, but it certainly isn't abiding by the rules. I didn't bother with any charge-back on my card, but felt pretty tempted at the time. "Contests" for art, in my experience, tend to be a waste of time and money unfortunately, because the enticement is so damn strong.
No, I was referring to a similar but different situation. The point was that the odds of getting any script picked up was near zero unless you were in the industry. A friend of my daughter's got one picked up but he's been working in the industry in various capacities for ten years.