This long-form author agreement template may be used where the publisher will take a licence of copyright, and the author will be remunerated on the basis of a fee (rather than a royalty and advance). The fee paid to the author under this publishers agreement may be paid in one or more instalments of such value as the parties may agree.

The publishers agreement template contains the following provisions:

> Definitions and interpretation
> Grant of rights
> Delivery and acceptance
> Artwork
> Index
> Permissions
> Page proofs
> Publishers' responsibilities
> Publication
> Complimentary copies
> Marketing
> Revisions
> New editions
> Remainders
> Author's undertakings, warranties and indemnity
> Fee
> Taxation
> Copyright Licensing Agency
> Option
> Intellectual Property Rights
> Infringement actions
> Term and termination
> Effects of termination
> Limitations of liability
> Notices
> Waiver and remedies
> Severance
> Costs
> Counterparts
> No partnership etc
> Variation
> Assignment
> Further assurance
> Third party rights
> Entire agreement
> Alternative dispute resolution
> Governing law and jurisdiction
> Schedule 1 (Specification)

This publishers agreement template is 23 pages long and is provided in Word (.doc) format for easy editing.

Click here to view the first few pages of this template.