Sony Pictures Elevate Directors Program

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT CREATIVE PIPELINE PROGRAM APPLICATION

By checking the ‘Legal Waiver Acknowledgement Checkbox’ on the application form, the applicant is consenting to all of the following sections of this waiver.

ABOUT
The primary goal of the Sony Pictures Creative Pipeline Program (the “Program”) is to staff Program Directors on Sony Pictures Entertainment Television (“SPT”) series as staff during the Program year. Staffing is not guaranteed. The twenty-four (24-month Programs time frames are subject to change. The first few months of the Program, fellows are expected to take part in a professional development curriculum, workshops and coaching, to prepare them for working in television. The Program also aims to provide engagement with executives, producers and/or showrunners, which is designed to facilitate relationships that can prove invaluable in developing a television career. Additional past activities have included: workshops led by veteran television writers, producers and Program alumni and networking mixers with executives.

NOTIFICATION
The application system will notify all candidates if they have or have not been accepted into the next cohort. We will not respond to any inquiries regarding the status of the selection process. Please note, these dates and timeframes are subject to change at any time in SPT’s sole discretion.

SAMPLE SUBMISSION RELEASE

Sony Pictures Television Inc.
10202 West Washington Boulevard
Culver City, California 90232
Attn: Legal Department

Ladies & Gentlemen:
I am executing this letter in consideration of the agreement by Sony Pictures Television Inc. ("Company") to review certain written or oral ideas, proposals, formats, stories, suggestions and/or materials (collectively [or as applicable] the "Material") submitted or presented by me to the Sony Pictures Entertainment Creative Pipeline team and an executive of Company ("Company Exec").

I have requested permission to submit or present the Material to the Company Exec and, at Company's sole discretion, to carry on certain discussions with the Company Exec in connection with the Material. I understand and acknowledge that because of Company's position in the entertainment industry, Company and Company's parent, subsidiaries, affiliated or related entities, and each of their respective employees receive numerous submissions or presentations of written and oral ideas, proposals, formats, stories, suggestions, materials and the like for feature films and/or television programs and/or other creative uses. I further acknowledge and agree that I am submitting or presenting the Material to Company voluntarily. I further understand and acknowledge that no confidential or fiduciary relationship now exists between us, and that no such relationship is established by this release or by my submission or presentation of the Material to Company.

I represent and warrant that I am the sole author and the sole and exclusive owner of the Material and of all rights in and to the Material, and that I have full power and authority to submit or present the Material to Company on the terms and conditions herein, each and all of which shall be binding on me and on my agents, heirs and assigns. I further represent and warrant that to the best of my knowledge, the Material does not defame, infringe upon or violate the right of privacy or any other personal right of any person or entity and is not the subject of any litigation or any claim that might give rise to litigation. I acknowledge that this is a non-commissioned submission or presentation and that neither Company nor the Company Exec suggested or requested that the Material be created.
I understand that as a material inducement for Company to review the Material, I must disclose, in detail, any and all uses of generative artificial intelligence (“GAI”) in connection with the preparation of this Material (including, by way of example and not of limitation, any form, format, suggestion, material, design, drawing, character, background, slide, pattern, content, text, “bible” or treatment, story, story board, dialogue, script, audio, visual, or any other element). All uses of GAI are to be described in my application submission.

If I am asked to make any subsequent submission or presentation to Company, I expressly agree that I shall not use any GAI to prepare or create any new or additional Material to be submitted or presented to Company without the prior written approval from the Company Exec in each instance.

I understand and agree that Company may use, without any obligation whatsoever to me and without payment whatsoever to me, the Material, or any part of the Material that (a) is the same or similar to, or contains significant elements of, a concept that (a) Company already had under consideration or in development at the time of my submission or presentation, or (b) is not unique, novel, original, or concrete so as to be entitled to intellectual property protection under the law, or (c) has been made public by anyone at the time of my submission or presentation, or (d) is in the public domain or otherwise would be freely usable by a third person as a member of the general public, or (e) is not protected by federal copyright law, or (f) was not fixed in a tangible means of expression or (g) was, is or may be obtained by Company from other sources, including Company's own employees or associates or those of third parties independently of my creation, whether before or after the date of my submission or presentation. Any of the material that, in accordance with the preceding sentence, Company is entitled to use without obligation to me is hereinafter referred to as "Unprotected Material." All or any part of the Material, if any, that does not fall in the category of Unprotected Material is hereinafter referred to as "Protected Material."

Company agrees that if Company wishes to use any Protected Material in a work distributed, exhibited, or released to the public, Company will negotiate with me in good faith concerning the appropriate payment for such use or contemplated use. In no event shall any such agreement be implied, and no obligation of any kind on Company's part to me or any other person, firm or corporation is assumed by Company, or may be implied against Company, in connection with the submission or presentation of the Material in the absence of a written agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that Company has access to, may create or may have created, material, stories, ideas, proposals and the like which may be similar or identical to the Protected Material and I agree that I am not entitled to any compensation if Company uses material, stories, ideas, proposals and the like that was independently created by or on behalf of Company, or that came to Company from any source other than me, whether before or after the date of my submission or presentation. I agree that my submission or presentation of the Material shall in no event give rise to a presumption or inference of copying or taking, or to a presumption or inference that anyone at Company, other than the particular Company Exec to whom the Material is being submitted or presented, had access to the Material; and I further agree that, should I bring any action against Company (including without limitation for wrongful appropriation of the Material or any part thereof), my sole remedy against Company shall be limited to an arbitration for damages, if any (which shall in no event, under any theory, exceed the fair market value of the Material on the date hereof, as determined by customary practice in the television industry); and that I shall in no event be entitled to an injunction or any other equitable relief.

I hereby waive all rights, claims, and causes of action I may have against Company/Company Exec arising hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law. I understand that this waiver includes, but is not limited to, any claims for damages, equitable relief, or any other legal or administrative remedies.

I hereby acknowledge Company is under no obligation to use the Material in any manner. I hereby agree that neither my submission or presentation of or Company's review of the Material pursuant to this letter constitutes or creates an implied-in-fact or implied-in-law contract, even if there exists an industry custom or practice to the contrary.

I hereby acknowledge that the internal substantive laws (as distinguished from the choice of law rules) of the State of California and the United States of America applicable to contracts made and performed entirely in California shall govern (i) the validity and interpretation of this release, (ii) the performance by me and Company of our respective obligations hereunder, and (iii) all other causes of action (whether sounding in contract or in tort) arising out of or relating to this release.

No oral representations of any kind have been made to me, and this letter states our entire understanding with reference to the subject matter hereof. Any modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this letter must be in writing signed by both of us.

Very truly yours,
Sony Pictures Entertainment Creative Pipeline Program Applicant

CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

You have indicated that you wish to enter into an agreement ("Contract") with us electronically. In connection with the Contract, you will receive Communications (defined below) electronically by entering into the terms and conditions of this consent agreement ("Agreement") by clicking the 'Legal Waiver Acknowledgement Checkbox’ as indicated below. We may be required by law to give you certain information "in writing" - which means you are entitled to receive it on paper. Therefore we need your consent in order to provide you Communications electronically, instead. The words "we," "us," and "our" mean Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries. The words "you" and "your" mean the person giving consent and entering into this Agreement.
"Communications" means each disclosure, notice, contract, agreement, authorization, acknowledgement, undertaking, fee schedule, periodic statement, record, document, signature or other information we provide to you, or that you sign or submit or agree to at our request in connection with the Contract. Electronic Communications will be provided through the Sony Pictures Talent Pipeline System.

1. Your Consent. You agree that any of the Communications we provide to you, or that you sign or agree to at our request, may be in electronic form through the Sony Pictures Talent Pipeline System, unless you tell us otherwise in accordance with the procedures described herein. We may also use electronic signatures and obtain them from you on any Communication. You agree that electronic delivery of any Communication will be effective delivery to you and be deemed received by you when sent or made available to you, whether or not you actually access or view the Communication. We may always, in our sole discretion, provide you with any Communication in writing or on paper, even if you have chosen to receive it electronically. Sometimes the law, or our Communication with you, requires you to give us a written notice. You must still provide these notices to us on paper, unless we tell you how to deliver the notice to us electronically.

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