Chain of title is a term commonly used to refer to a series of documents which establish that you own all the necessary rights (including copyright) to allow you to develop, produce and market your project. Documents which might typically form the chain of title for a project include:
– Writer's Agreements
– Script Editor's Agreements
– Option and Assignment Agreements (if you are basing the script for your project on someone else's work, such as a novel)
– Producer's Agreements, and
– Director's Agreements.
You will need to establish for VicScreen, at each relevant stage of your project, that you own all necessary rights and have the appropriate chain of title documents. If you are required to provide chain of title documents under your agreement, VicScreen will be entitled to approve those documents.