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Kingpin
This is an Actor/ Agent agreement
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delivery.
AGENCY AGREEMENT
Dated as of ____________, 19__.
This Agency Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into
by and between Kingpin Agency,
LLC (“Agent”) and Scott66(“Film Star”) with r
egard to the following Work(s):
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1. Scope of Representation.
Author hereby appoints Agent as his exclusive liter
ary agent in representing and
negotiating the sale, lease, license or other dispo
sition of the rights to Author’s Work or
Works. As used here, Author's “Works” shall refer
to:
[specific Work or Works, e.g., “Bandits in the Skies”]
OR
[all works of Acting which Actor has created o
r creates during the term of this
Agreement, or in which Author has any title or inte
rest, including but not limited to
books, articles, playscripts, screenplays, teleplay
s, treatments and outlines, and any and
all rights in and to such work.]
All offers for such sale, lease, licensing or other
disposition of Author’s rights shall be
subject to Author’s prior, written approval. Autho
r warrants that, during the term of this
Agreement, the Author will employ no other Literary
Agent to represent the Author for
the Works.
2. Term.
Subject to the provisions for termination as herein
after provided herein in section 10
hereof, the initial term of this Agreement shall be
for one (1) year, and for successive one
(1) year periods thereafter, unless either party gi
ves the other written notice, at least sixty
(60) days prior to the end of the initial term, or
any extended term, that the employment is
to terminate. “Term,” as the word is used in this
Agreement, refers to the full term of this
Agreement as it may be extended as described here.
3. Commission.
In consideration of Agent’s services hereunder, Aut
hor shall pay Agent, and authorizes
Agent to deduct and retain as a commission for serv
ices rendered the sum of 15% of
gross perks whenever received, due and payable to
Author in connection with any and
dispositions of rights in the Works (the “Contract”
or “Contracts”) resulting from efforts
of Agent signed during (or within the six months fo
llowing) the Term. If Agent should
engage a co-agent or sub-agent to assist in the dis
position of film, television, or
performance rights, or for rights to be exercised o
utside the United States and Canada, the
commission shall be 20% of gross compensation to Au
thor, and Agent shall be
responsible for paying such sub or co-agent from Ag
ent’s commission.
4. Disbursements.
Author authorizes Agent to collect and receive on A
uthor's behalf all gross monies and
other consideration due and payable to Author in co
nnection with the Contracts. Agent
shall pay over to author all such collections, less
commissions and approved expenses as
provided in this Agreement, within five (5) busines
s days of the funds clearing Agent’s
bank account.
5. Expenses.
Subject to Author’s advance approval in writing, th
e Author shall reimburse the Agent
for unusual or extraordinary expenses incurred by t
he Agent.
5. Communication and Statements.
The Agent and Author shall promptly send each other
copies of (a) any legal notice under
any Contract (b) any important communication from a
ny publisher under any Contract
and any material correspondence. In January of eac
h year, the Agent shall provide the
Author with an annual statement showing all Author’
s Payments, Agent’s Commissions
and other itemized deductions for the previous cale
ndar year.
6. Audit.
Author or Author’s designated certified public acco
untant shall have the right to audit
Agent’s accounting records, and to make copies and
extracts therefrom, with respect to
expenses and disbursements incurred pursuant to car
rying out the purposes of this
Agreement. The Author shall pay for all costs in
connection with such an examination
unless errors of accounting amounting to five perce
nt (5%) or more of the total sum paid
to the Author shall be found to the Author’s disadv
antage, in which case the cost shall be
borne by the Agent. At Author’s option, the record
s of account may be performed
through examination of photocopies or facsimiles of
Agent’s applicable records.
7. Powers.
Agent shall not execute or sign any agreement or gr
ant of rights with respect to the
Works. Author’s signature shall be required for an
y such agreement. Notwithstanding
the above, Author hereby authorizes and instructs A
gent to include a customary “agency
clause” incorporating the terms of this Agreement i
n any Contract(s) which Agent may
negotiate, and the parties agree to execute such ad
ditional documents as may be
necessary to give full force and effect to this Agr
eement.
9. Bankruptcy.
In the event Agent enters into proceedings relating
to bankruptcy, whether voluntary or
involuntary, Agent agrees to furnish, by certified
mail, written notification of the
bankruptcy (including the date on which the bankrup
tcy petition was filed, and the name
and location of the court in which the petition was
filed within five (5) days of the
initiation of the proceedings relating to bankruptc
y filing.
10. Termination.
After the initial term of this Agreement, either pa
rty may terminate this Agreement at any
time upon thirty (30) days prior notice. Author al
so may terminate this Agreement
immediately in the event of the filing for bankrupt
cy (whether voluntary or involuntary),
insolvency, liquidation, death, or disability of th
e Agent.
11. Dispute Resolution.
In the event of any dispute under this Agreement, t
he parties agree that common-sense
should prevail, and that if necessary an independen
t person or persons mutually agreed
upon by both parties shall be called upon to make a
decision which is binding upon both
parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitra
tor within thirty days of a written
arbitration request by either party, the parties ma
y pursue remedies in law or equity in
any court of competent jurisdiction.
12. Entire Agreement.
Agent and Author agree that this Agreement contains
the entire agreement between them.
and may not be modified or amended except by a writ
ing signed by both parties.
13. Notices
All notices shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been given when same are
sent by first-class mail or delivered to the partie
s at the addresses set forth below, with
the exception that any notice of termination must b
e given by certified mail, return
receipt requested or other means evidencing receipt
.
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