Assignment of Copyright

Publishers and authors, prepare an Assignment of Copyright with this template form, under which an author assigns to a third party all of his/her worldwide rights in, and title to, the copyright in a specific work by the author. The Assignment also grants the author a personal license to use extracts from the work, but the author must obtain the assignee's permission before using all or a large portion of the work. The author indemnifies the assignee against any infringement claims resulting from publication of the work. This generic Assignment of Copyright form is provided in MS Word format and is easy to download, fill in and print.