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.
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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.
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