This is a relatively sophisticated long-form author agreement template. It includes provisions that the publisher will take an licence of copyright from the author, and that the publisher will pay a royalty to the author (with or without an advance).
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This author-publisher contract template is particularly suitable for use by trade publishers, whether for one-off use or for the development of a comprehensive standard form author agreement.
The publisher contract 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
> Royalties
> Accounting
> 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)
> Schedule 2 (Royalties)
The author-publisher contract template is 31 pages long and is provided in Word (.doc) format for easy editing.
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