This booking contract template has 15 pages and is a MS Word file type listed under our consultant & contractors documents.
Sample of our booking contract template:
BOOKING CONTRACT This Booking Contract (the "Agreement") is effective [DATE], BETWEEN: [COMPANY NAME] (the "COMPANY"), a Company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at: [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS] AND: [INDIVIDUAL NAME] (the "TALENT"), an individual with his/her main address at: [COMPLETE ADDRESS] PREMISES WHEREAS, Company is duly licensed, as required, to conduct professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions and is actually engaged in the business of organizing, publicizing, arranging, staging and conducting professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions throughout the world and of representing professional [SPECIFY] in its promotion and exploitation; and WHEREAS, Company has established a nationwide network of [SPECIFY MEDIUM] stations which regularly broadcast Company's [SPECIFY] programs for purposes of publicizing Company's professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions and Company has established a network of cable [SPECIFY MEDIUM] organizations which regularly broadcast Company's professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions on a pay-per-[SPECIFY] basis; and in addition thereto, Company has developed and produced certain other [SPECIFY MEDIUM] programs, which are also used to publicize, display and promote Company's professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions; and WHEREAS, Company's business operations afford Talent opportunities to [SPECIFY] and obtain public exposure which will increase the value of [SPECIFY] services and standing in the professional [SPECIFY] community and [SPECIFY] industry; and WHEREAS, Talent is duly licensed, as required, to engage in professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions and is actually engaged in the business of performing as a professional [SPECIFY]; and WHEREAS, Talent is a [SPECIFY] and the professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions arranged by Company constitute demonstrations of [SPECIFY] skills and abilities designed to provide [SPECIFY]-styled entertainment to the public, and such [SPECIFY] exhibitions constitute [SPECIFY]; and WHEREAS, Talent desires Company to arrange [SPECIFY] events for Talent and to assist Talent in obtaining public exposure through exhibitions, [SPECIFY MEDIUM] programs, public appearances, and merchandising activities, or otherwise; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements as set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows: BOOKING Talent hereby grants exclusively to Company, and Company hereby accepts, the following worldwide rights: During the term of this Agreement as defined below, the right to engage Talent's performance in [SPECIFY] events at professional [SPECIFY] exhibitions, as well as appearances of any type at other events, engagements or [SPECIFY] programs in which Talent performs services as a professional [SPECIFY], entertainer or otherwise directed by Company in its sole discretion (collectively the "Events"), whether such Events are staged before an audience, in a [SPECIFY MEDIUM] broadcast studio, on location (for later viewing or broadcast) or otherwise. During the term of this Agreement as defined below, the right, in perpetuity, to sell or otherwise distribute tickets of admission to the general public for viewing any or all of the Events, as well as to view the Events on any [SPECIFY MEDIUM], pay-per-[SPECIFY MEDIUM], video exhibition or any other medium now known or hereinafter discovered. During the term of this Agreement and thereafter, as provided for in this Agreement, the right to solicit, negotiate, and enter into agreements for and on behalf of Talent for the exploitation of Intellectual Property (as defined herein below) for merchandising, commercial tie-ups, publishing, appearances, performances in non-[SPECIFY] events and endorsements. In consideration of Talent's granting of rights, license and other services, as set forth herein, and provided Talent shall faithfully and fully perform all obligations hereunder, Company shall endeavor to book Talent as an individual or as a member of a group, which determination shall be made in Company's sole discretion, in events at various Events. WORKS If Company books Talent to appear and perform at Events, TALENT hereby grants to Company and Company hereby accepts, the exclusive right during the term of this Agreement to video tape, film, photograph, or otherwise record, or to authorize others to do so, by any media now known or hereinafter discovered, Talent's appearance, performance, commentary, and any other work product for any or all of the Events. (These recordings by tape, disc, film, or otherwise are collectively referred to herein as the "Programs".) Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Company shall have the right to produce, reproduce, reissue, manipulate, reconfigure, license, manufacture, record, perform, exhibit, broadcast, televise by any form of television (including without limitation, free, cable, pay cable, closed circuit and pay-per-[SPECIFY]), transmit, publish, copy, reconfigure, compile, print, reprint, vend, sell, distribute and use via any other medium now known or hereinafter discovered, and to authorize others to do so, the Programs, in perpetuity, in any manner or media and by any art, method or device, now known or hereinafter discovered (including without limitation, by means of videodisc, videocassette, optical, electrical and/or digital compilations, theatrical motion picture and/or non-theatrical motion picture). All gags, costumes or parts of costumes, accessories, crowns, inventions, championship, title or other (if applicable), and any other items of tangible property provided to Talent by Company and/or containing New Intellectual Property as defined in paragraph 3.2 (a) shall be immediately returned to Company upon termination of this Agreement for any reason. Talent's appearance, performance and work product in any or all of the Events and/or Programs shall be deemed work for hire; and notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, Company shall own, in perpetuity, all Programs and all of the rights, results, products and proceeds in and to, or derived from the Events and Programs (including without limitation, all incidents, dialogue, characters, actions, routines, ideas, gags, costumes or parts of costumes, accessories, crowns, inventions, championship, title or other (if applicable), and any other tangible or intangible materials written, composed, submitted, added, improvised, or created by or for Talent in connection with appearance at the Events and/or in the Programs) and Company may obtain copyright and/or trademark and/or any other legal protection therefore, now known or hereinafter discovered, in the name of Company and/or on behalf of Company's designee. If Company directs Talent, either singly or in conjunction with Company, to create, design or develop any copyrightable work (herein referred to as a "Development"), such Development shall be deemed work for hire and Company shall own such Development. All Programs and Developments referred to in this Agreement are collectively referred to as "Works." All Works and Talent's contributions thereto shall belong solely and exclusively to Company in perpetuity notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement. To the extent that such Works are considered: contributions to collective works, a compilation, a supplementary work and/or as part or component of a [SPECIFY] or other audio-visual work, the parties hereby expressly agree that the Works shall be considered "works made for hire" under the [COUNTRY] Copyright [ACT/LAW/RULE]. In accordance therewith, all rights in and to the Works shall belong exclusively to Company in perpetuity, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement
