Index A (IPA 2024-2027)

Index A

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

ACCESS TO PRODUCTION
Writers Guild representative	A301
ACQUISITION OF FURTHER RIGHTS	A715
ADAPTATION OF MATERIAL FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE
contract for	B117, 126
credit for	A909, B117, 126, 1006
ADMINISTRATION FEES
amounts payable	A1201, A1202
Animation productions	401-405
Corporate Productions	E307
division of	A1203
Remittance Statement Form	A1204, 404
schedule for payment	A1203
Story Editor's Gross Fees subject to deductions	A808, A1202
Writers Guild of America waiver	A1401, 508
ADR (ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE RECORDING)
definition	A201
no additional payment for writing	A308
ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY
Animation	1017
credit in	A920
AGREEMENT
acquisition of further rights	A715
administered jointly by Writers Guild and Association	A103
amendment prohibited
by arbitrator or Arbitration Committee	A523
by Joint Standing Committee	A517
Animation productions
minimum terms	108
notices under	927
term of	1101
terms of Agreement included in contracts	104
application to
employees of Producer	A106(a), (b)
recognized specialists	A106(c)
Writers, Story Editors and Story Consultants	A105
arbitrator or Arbitration Board not to amend	A523
changes to	A108
effective date	A111
exercise of rights under	A501
French text of	A116
interpretation of	A103, A502
Interpretation Committee	Appendix O
Joint Standing Committee not to amend	A517
minimum terms	A108
negotiation of more favourable terms
to Producer	A109
to Writer	A110, A705
Negotiation Protocol	Appendix A
negotiations between Writers Guild and CMPA	A102
notices under this Agreement	A527
regular employees of Producers not covered by	A106(a), 105(a)
renegotiation of Agreement	A113
termination date	A112
void or unenforceable provisions	A114
ANIMATION
administration fees
amendment of amounts	405
calculation of	401
payment of	402
Remittance Statement Form	404
Story Editors' Gross Fees	401
Agreement
minimum terms	104
term of	1101
terms of Agreement included in contracts	104
amendment of amounts payable to CMPA	405
Animation Production, definition	202
Animation Story Editor
contract	601, 602
credits	603
definition	204
gross fees	401
Animation New Writer, definition	205
Animation Writer, definition	208
application of Agreement to Writers and Story Editors	101
arbitration
Board of Arbitration	921
costs of	924
decision reached by	925
notices under	927
powers of arbitrator or Board of Arbitration	922, 923
selection of arbitrator	921
time and place of	920
time limits	926
awards or prizes for	808
Bible
definition	201, Schedule 3, art. 2
contract provisions	308-309
Blended Production
contract provisions	Appendix L
definition	Article 11
book publication from Script	802(c)
Collective Society, definition	209
contracts	102, 108, 122
copyright	801-810
credits
advertising and publicity	1017
agreement between Writers	1041
agreements with foreign associations	1038
alterations to	1019
approval by Writers Guild	1007
arbitration procedure	1024-1037
assignment to a third party	Appendix U
claim by director or Producer to writing credit	1001
contract provisions	1001
delivery of notification	1018
Documentary	1004(c)
Failure to provide credits as required	1043
Feature Films	1003
forgone right to	1023
format of
approval required for departure from specified format	1007
Documentary	1004(c)
Feature Films	1003
individual Writers	1003-1004
Groups of Writers	1012
subsidiary writing credits	1005
television programs	1004
Writer is also director	1008
governed by Agreement or contract	1002
indemnity	1037
inadvertent breach of terms	1044
interruption of sequence	1016
Magazine Format Program	1004(c)
multiple Writers	1009, 1011, 1041
Notice of Intended Writing Credits	Schedule 2
notification by Producer	1018-1022
objections
alternative to arbitration	1040
arbitration procedure for	1024-1037
no objection received within 14 days	1022
submitted in writing	1024
obligation to give credit	1001
pen-name	1023
participating writer, definition	1028
position, size, and sequence	1013-1016
Producer's duty to notify	1018-1022
production credits	1046-1047
productions made or issued by a third party	1043
productions other than Feature Films and television	1002
pseudonyms	1023
sequence of	1015-1016
sharing of	A912
Story Consultant/Story Editor	1018
subsidiary writing credits
limits on	1010
form of	1005-1007, 1012
Team of Writers	1012, 1041
Television Productions	1004
unauthorized form of credit	1007
Variety Programs	1004(c)
Writer is also director or Producer	1008
Writers Guild
logo	1047
participation in credit arbitration	1027-1028
deadline, failure of Writer to meet	118
deductions from fees	501-507
discrimination against Writer	112
Draft Script, definition	210
exercise of rights	901
Feature Film, definition	211
Goods and Services Tax	113
grievance see also arbitration, Joint Standing Committee
definition	902
failure to settle	908
grievance meeting	906, 907
initiation of formal procedure	904, 905
notification of parties	906
settlement without recourse to formal procedures	903
Gross Fees, definition	213
Independent Production Agreement not to apply to	105
insurance	501
interest on late payment	115
Joint Standing Committee see also arbitration, grievance
appointment to	912
chair-person	914
convening of	910
decisions of	918, 919
documents and correspondence	913
failure to reach a decision	919
hearing by	915
not authorized to amend this Agreement	917
procedures	914, 915, 916
referral of grievance to	908, 909
representation on	911, 912
time limits for presentations	915
witnesses	913
late material	118
Merchandising Rights
assigned by Writer to Producer	805
definition	214
minimum fees	302, 303
negotiation of superior terms and benefits	109
non-members	106
Notice of Engagement form	125
Notice of Intended Writing Credits	Schedule 2
oral agreements	123
Outline, definition	215
payments to Animation Writer	114, 115, 116, 122
Polish, definition	216
Prizes	808
Producer
definition	217
to notify Writer of previously engaged writers	119
retirement plan
contribution by Producer	502
deduction from fees	503
retransmission royalties	810
Rewrite, definition	218
rights licensed	802
Screen Story, definition	219
Script changes	306
Script Fee
definition	220
minimum	301-303
negotiable rates	302-304
payment of	114, 302-305
Script Material, definition	221
Secondary Use Payments
definition	222
right to collect not diminished	807, 809
single stage	304-305
speculative writing prohibited	120
Story, definition	223
Team, definition	224
termination of contract	118, 701-703
Treatment, definition	225
unsolicited script	121
Voluntary Recognition Agreement	110
text of	Schedule 1
waiver of delivery of a stage	702
Writers Guild of Canada
as exclusive bargaining agent	101
dues	505
ARBITRATION see also GRIEVANCES, JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE
Animation productions	920-927
arbitrator(s)
powers of	A522, A523
selection of	A521
Board of Arbitration	A521
costs of	A524
credit arbitration
agreements with foreign associations of Writers	A941
alternative procedure	A942
standard procedure	A927-A940
decision reached by	A525
grievances arising out of Article A1	A109
referral of Joint Standing Committee	A518, A519
refusal of Producer to abide by procedure or decision	A402
time and place of arbitration	A520
time limits	A520, A526
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE see GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GAI)
ARTISTIC COMPETENCE, see PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
credit assignment form	Appendix Q
credit for material sold to a third party	A944
third party undertaking	A944
under Purchaser's Assumption Agreement	A1113(b)
ASSOCIATION see CMPA (CANADIAN MEDIA PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION)
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS
definition	A202
Distributor's Assumption Agreements
form	Appendix H
provisions of	A1114
production not commenced within 7 years of contract date	A712
Purchaser's Assumption Agreements
on the Transfer of Rights in a Production Made from Script Material	Appendix I
on Transfer of Rights in Script Material	Appendix J
provisions of	A1113
AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTIONS NOT FOR TELEVISION, see OTHER PRODUCTIONS
AUDIT
of Feature Film with budget under $1,200,000	C204
of Producer's books by Writers Guild representative	A1112
AWARDS OR PRIZES
for Animation productions	808

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Index A (IPA 2024-2027)

Index A

ACCESS TO PRODUCTION

ACQUISITION OF FURTHER RIGHTS

ADAPTATION OF MATERIAL FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE

ADMINISTRATION FEES

ADR (ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE RECORDING)

ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY

AGREEMENT

ANIMATION

ARBITRATION see also GRIEVANCES, JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE see GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (GAI)

ARTISTIC COMPETENCE, see PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

ASSOCIATION see CMPA (CANADIAN MEDIA PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION)

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS

AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTIONS NOT FOR TELEVISION, see OTHER PRODUCTIONS

AUDIT

AWARDS OR PRIZES