Use this template to create a Software Publishing Agreement between a publisher and the author of an original, previously unpublished software title. The author grants the publisher exclusive worldwide rights to the work, and the right to register copyright and trade mark on the work. Key provisions include:

• restrictions on derivative works
  
• publisher has the right to market the title worldwide
  
• tiered royalty payments
  
• restriction of claims by author.

This is a generic legal document in MS Word format, and is not specific to any country or region.