The screenwriter holds a unique position in Hollywood -- Contracts: a brief overview -- Option/purchase agreements: negotiating the price -- Option/purchase agreements: negotiable rights -- Option/purchase agreements: fixed compensation -- Option/purchase agreements: contingent compensation -- Option/purchase agreements: sequels, rewrites, and reversions -- Option/purchase agreements: other provisions to watch out for -- Commissioned screenplays -- Commissioned teleplays: the television marketplace -- Protecting your money -- Copyright, ideas, and titles -- Works based on source material -- Collaboration agreements -- The writers guild -- The role of the producer -- The art of negotiation.