| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 法律科際整合研究所 === 107 === Every film and television programme project begins with a screenplay. A production company would generally sign a “Screenplay Writing Assignment Contract” with a screenwriter to minimize a substantial risk of loss. Yet, production companies and screenwriters often have different understandings on when payment may be made or how to exercise the right of attribution; as a consequence, many contract disputes and litigations are to be dealt with.
In recent years, the frequent exchanges and dialogues between Taiwan and mainland China increases cooperative opportunities for audiovisual industry professionals from two sides. However, the lack of supportive labor union and sufficient regulation has made screenwriters extremely vulnerable when facing contract disputes during the screenplay development process. Moreover, the legal issues concerning the screenplay agreements are still debatable in the judicial practice.
This thesis will analyze the rationality of judicial judgments on film and TV screenplay writing assignment contract disputes both in Taiwan and in China, integrate cross-strait case articles, and discuss the common disputes regarding the definition of completed performance and attribution right. Ultimately, this thesis is intended to shed light on how to adjust contract provision in accordance with the judicial judgments for the production company and the screenwriter, so that each side could reach an agreement and create mutual beneficial outcomes.
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