Screenwriting for Profit

Chapter 20Non-Disclosure, Non-Circumvention, and Confidentiality Agreements

Pitching ideas to a film company or submitting your script without protection can be considered an open invitation to steal your ideas. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a binding agreement in which each party agrees not to discuss their ideas with anyone else unless certain pre-agreed conditions are met. It is a legal contract that restricts the parties from disclosing confidential and proprietary material, knowledge, or information covered by the agreement and legally bars them from sharing the confidential material with third parties.

Sample Non-Disclosure Agreement

This Nondisclosure Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between ______________ with ...