Life Story Rights Option Agreement

Summary

This template is a life story rights option agreement between a rights owner and a producer who is acquiring the option to purchase and exploit the owner's life story in television programs and motion picture versions or adaptations. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. Two exhibits are included with the template, a Purchase Agreement (Exhibit ) and a Short Form Assignment of Option Rights (Exhibit ). For guidance on right of publicity issues, see Right of Publicity Fundamentals. For a collection of content related to motion picture production, see Motion Picture Production Resource Kit.