This contributor agreement template may be used to document the legal relationship between a contributor (e.g. a contributor to a book, series or periodical) and a publisher.

The template contains an assignment (i.e. transfer) of the copyright in the work (as opposed to a licence of copyright). The template assumes that the contributor will be remunerated by way of fee (rather than by way of a royalty).

The template includes the following provisions:

> Definitions and interpretation
> Assignment of rights
> Delivery
> Permissions
> Page proofs
> Complimentary copy
> Contributors warranties and indemnity
> Revision
> Fee and taxation
> Moral rights
> Term and termination
> Effects of termination
> General

This template contributor agreement is supplied in Word (.doc) format for easy editing. It is 9 pages long including the cover page.

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