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ARPAIO LIFE STORY RIGHTS AGREEMENT
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
ARPAIO LIFE STORY RIGHTS AGREEMENT

6. ARPAIO LIFE STORY RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

On May 20, 2020, the Company and Joseph M. Arpaio (“Arpaio”), who served as the 36th Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, (from 1993 to 2017), entered into a Life Story Rights Agreement (the “Arpaio Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company was granted an exclusive option to acquire the motion picture, television, home-video, allied, subsidiary, and ancillary rights to Arpaio’s life story, including his name, likeness, and biography. The rights to be granted upon exercise of the option include the right to write, produce, distribute, advertise, publicize, and record soundtracks for one or more motion pictures, including remakes and sequels. The option period extends for 12 months, with a 12-month extension at the Company’s option. Prior to exercise of the option, the Company may prepare screenplays and budgets, and engage in other customary development and pre-production activities.

 

Arpaio was entitled to a consulting fee of $10,000 due within 10 days of the earlier of exercise of the option or commencement of principal photography of the first motion picture produced under the Arpaio Agreement, which has been accrued at January 31, 2021 and recorded as an addition to project development costs. Additionally, as consideration for the rights granted under the Arpaio Agreement, Arpaio will be entitled to compensation of $20,000 for each 30 minutes that the motion picture(s) is/are expected to run (payable pro-rata at $675 per minute), payable upon the earlier of exercise of the option or commencement of principal photography of the first motion picture produced under the Arpaio Agreement. Pursuant to an amendment to the Arpaio Agreement dated June 1, 2020, Arpaio will be entitled to compensation for a 3-season series POD CAST at the rate of $2,000 per episode and 25% of the net profits.