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Assignment by Author of Copyright in Written Work
Prepare an Assignment of Copyright in a written work by the author using this easy template.
- The author assigns to a third party (such as a publisher) all of the author's worldwide rights in copyright in a specified written work.
- 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.
- The author indemnifies the assignee against any infringement claims resulting from publication of the work.
- Every publisher - print or digital - should have an Assignment of Copyright form available for authors to sign when dealing with any copyrighted work.
- Available in MS Word format.
$6.49
Assignment of Copyright and Waiver of Moral Rights | Canada
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.
$2.29
Music Publishing Agreement
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.
$17.99
Assignment of Copyright in Musical Composition | USA
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.
$2.49
Assignment of Copyright in Musical Composition | Canada
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.
$2.49
Literary Acquisition Option and Purchase Agreement Package | USA
This USA Literary Acquisition Option and Purchase Agreement package contains all the documents a film producer needs to acquire the rights to a published work from the writer of the work.
- The agreements in this package give the producer an exclusive and irrevocable option to purchase worldwide motion picture rights to the work.
- The package contains the following forms:
- Option Agreement for Rights to Published Work,
- Purchase Agreement for Rights to Published Work,
- Short form Option Agreement for recording with the US Copyright Office,
- Short form Copyright Assignment, and
- Quitclaim Release of Interest in Literary Property.
- The forms are provided in MS Word format and are easy to customize.
- These legal contracts and forms are written in accordance with U.S. laws and are intended for use only in the United States.
$29.99