90 · Representative Documents: Author’s Rights
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The right to perform or display the work
The right to include all or part of this material in the your thesis or
dissertation
The right to make oral presentation of the material in any forum
The right to authorize making materials available to underdeveloped nations
for humanitarian purposes
The right to archive and preserve the work as part of either a personal or
institutional initiative, e.g. On your web site or in an institutional repository.
The copyright in every draft and pre-print version of the work.
The weakness of Option 2 is that it is often difficult to anticipate in advance
everything that an author may wish to do with a work, especially over time
and with changes in information technology.
The Scholars Copyright Addendum Engine can generate an addendum that
can be attached to a publishing contract. The addendum reserves to the
author the rights that are of greatest importance.
Option 3: You can transfer all copyrights to the publisher.
Option 3 is the traditional solution, but is the least desirable from the author's
perspective.
SAMPLE COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT
I. Amending Publisher Agreement
Sometimes changing a few words (exclusive to non-exclusive, for example) or
substituting language for a particular section may be all that is needed. In
many instances, publishers will accept the changes.
Grant a license to the Publisher (Option 1):
Many publishers offer authors the option of retaining copyright. All they
require is a licence in order to publish the work. If a licence is not available,
you can try creating one:
The original contract may read:
The author transfers exclusively to the publisher copyright (including all rights
thereunder) in the work for the duration of copyright and all extensions and
renewals thereof, in all languages, throughout the world, and in any form or
medium now known or hereafter developed.
Cross out the above and substitute the following language:
The author grants to the Publisher exclusive first publication rights in the
Work, and further grants a non-exclusive license for other uses of the Work
for the duration of its copyright in all languages, throughout the world, in all
media. The Publisher shall include a notice in the Work saying [Author's
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