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Copyright Assignment
Copyright Assignment
Copyright Assignment
(d) all income, royalties, and damages hereafter due or payable to the
Assignor with respect to the Authored Work[s] including, without
limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements and
misappropriations of the Authored Work[s]; and
(e) all rights to sue for past, present, and future infringements or
misappropriations of the Authored Work[s].
2. CONSIDERATION.
As consideration for the assignment of the Authored Work[s] and the Assignors
representations and warranties, the Assignee promises to pay the Assignor the amount of
_______________________________ dollars ($________), to be paid within _______
(___) days of the Effective Date (the Consideration).
3. ASSIGNORS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee that:
(a) The Assignor is the sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the
Authored Work[s];
(b) The Authored Work[s] are original, are not in the public domain, are not
plagiarized, and do not contain anything that is libelous or obscene;
(c) The Assignor has not assigned, transferred, licensed, pledged, or otherwise
encumbered any Authored Work[s] or agreed to do so;
(d) The Assignor has full power and authority to enter into this Assignment
and to make the assignment as provided in Section 1;
(e) The Assignor is not aware of any violation, infringement, or
misappropriation of any third partys rights or any claims of rights
(including existing intellectual property rights, rights of privacy, or any
other rights) by the Authored Work[s];
(f) The Assignor is not aware of any third-party consents, assignments, or
licenses that are necessary to perform under this Assignment; and
(g) The Assignor was not acting within the scope of employment of any third
party when conceiving, creating, or otherwise performing any activity
with respect to the Authored Work[s] purportedly assigned in Section 1.
The Assignor agrees to immediately notify the Assignee in writing if any facts or
circumstances arise that would make any of the representations in this Assignment
inaccurate.
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If to the Assignee:
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11. GOVERNING LAW.
This Assignment shall be governed by the laws of the state of______________. In the
event that litigation results from or arises out of this Assignment or the performance
thereof, the Parties agree to reimburse the prevailing Partys reasonable attorneys fees,
court costs, and all other expenses, whether or not taxable by the court as costs, in
addition to any other relief to which the prevailing Party may be entitled.
12. COUNTERPARTS/ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.
This Assignment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. For
purposes of this Assignment, use of a facsimile, e-mail, or other electronic medium shall
have the same force and effect as an original signature.
13. SEVERABILITY.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Assignment, will be interpreted in such manner
as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Assignment
is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or
rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any
other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Assignment will be reformed, construed,
and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions
had never been contained herein.
14. ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT.
This Assignment, together with Schedule 1, constitutes the final, complete, and exclusive
statement of the agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes any and all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between the Parties.
15. HEADINGS.
Headings used in this Assignment are provided for convenience only and shall not be
used to construe meaning or intent.
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ASSIGNOR
[ASSIGNOR NAME]
By:
Name:
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF NOTARY PUBLIC
)
State of _________________ )
) .ss
County of _______________ )
On this _____ day of ____________, 20___, before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared before me [NAME], personally known to me or proved to me
on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual who signed the foregoing
document as the [OFFICER TITLE] of the [ASSIGNOR] and acknowledged to me that
[he] [she] executed the same in [his] [her] authorized capacity, and that by such signature,
the person executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public: ______________________________________
My Commission Expires: ________________________________________
Copyright Assignment
ASSIGNEE
[ASSIGNEE NAME]
By:
Name:
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF NOTARY PUBLIC
)
State of _________________ )
) .ss
County of _______________ )
On this _____ day of ____________, 20___, before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared before me [NAME], personally known to me or proved to me
on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual who signed the foregoing
document as the [OFFICER TITLE] of the [ASSIGNEE] and acknowledged to me that
[he] [she] executed the same in [his] [her] authorized capacity, and that by such signature,
the person executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature of Notary Public: ______________________________________
My Commission Expires: ________________________________________
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SCHEDULE 1
LIST OF WORKS TRANSFERRED
Author
Copyright Assignment
Title of Work
Copyright Registration
Number
Date of Registration