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Use this easy template Assignment of Copyright to transfer intellectual property rights in a written work.

Purpose of Assignment Agreement

The author assigns all of the author's worldwide copyright in a specified written work over to a publisher or other third party assignee.

Author's Rights

The author retains 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.

Indemnity

The author indemnifies the assignee against any infringement claims resulting from publication of the work.

Format and Use of Template

This Assignment of Copyright template is available in MS Word format. It is fully editable and reusable. Every publisher - print or digital - should have an Assignment of Copyright form available for authors to sign when dealing with any copyrighted work.

This is a generic legal form which can be used almost anywhere. In some jurisdictions, a statutory form may be required.

Canadian publishers, prepare an Assignment of Copyright and Waiver of Moral Rights for an author with this downloadable template.

• The author of a work assigns his/her right and title to copyright in the work to a third party, and waives his/her moral rights in the work, pursuant to the Canada Copyright Act.
• An author's "moral rights" consist of the right to be identified as the creator of a work and the right to object to derogatory treatment of a work which the author feels is prejudicial or detrimental to his/her reputation.
• Moral rights do not transfer with the ownership of the copyright, but they can be waived by the author.
• This Assignment of Copyright and Waiver of Moral Rights form is a Canadian legal document which can be used in any province or territory of Canada. A French language translation may be required for Quebec.
• You can download the form immediately after purchasing it.

Obtain publishing rights for an original piece of music with this easy-to-use Music Publishing Agreement template for the USA and Canada.

• Transfer of Rights. A composer sells and transfers all of its right and title to an original musical composition (including copyright) to the music publisher, in return for a percentage royalty on the sales of printed sheet music and recordings, licensing fees and performance royalties.
• Changes and Derivations. The publisher has the right to edit, retitle, change and make derivative works of the composition.
• Indemnification. The composer indemnifies the publisher against any copyright infringement claims.
• The template includes a Short Form Copyright Assignment form.
• This Music Publishing Agreement template can be used in either the United States or Canada.

Obtain an assignment from a songwriter for global rights to publish a piece of music with this Assignment of Copyright form for copyrights registered in the United States.

• In order to publish music throughout the world, a music publisher requires the composer or songwriter to assign the copyright over to the publisher.
• All of the writer's rights in the work are assigned to the publisher, together with all copyright and renewals.
• The form contains a statement that the composition is a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act.
• The songwriter will continue to receive any performance royalties that he/she is entitled to receive.
• Available in MS Word format. Fully editable and reusable.
• For use only in the United States.

Obtain copyright in a composition written on a for-hire basis with this Assignment of Copyright form for Canadian music publishers.

• The composer assigns worldwide copyright in the work over to the publisher.
• The assignment form contains a waiver of moral rights clause, which can be deleted if not applicable.
• The songwriter is still entitled to performance royalties as a member of any performing rights society.
• Available in MS Word format. Customizable and easy to use.
• Intended to be used only for works copyrighted in Canada.

Assign copyright in a musical composition from one publisher to another with this easy Assignment of Copyright form.

• The assignment is made at the request of the original songwriter, who has consented to the transfer of rights.
• This is a generic assignment form which can be used in any country that does not have a statutory form.
• This is a downloadable reusable MS Word template.
• Every music publisher needs a full set of assignment forms. Add the Assignment of Copyright between Music Publishers to your suite of music industry forms.