Licence to Use Copyright Material | UK

When original art or photos for publication, protect your copyright in the work by having the publisher or editor sign this Acknowledgement of Copyright in Artwork at the time you submit the work.

• The publisher / editor acknowledges that you are the owner of the copyright.
• The publisher / editor agrees that the work will not be used for any purpose other than for the publication.

Don't run the risk of losing your rights in your own work. Always get the Acknowledgement of Copyright in Artwork signed when you submit original art to any person, firm or website.

Prepare an Assignment of Copyright in a written work by the author using this easy template.

• The author assigns to a third party (such as a publisher) all of the author's worldwide rights in copyright in a specified written work.
• The author retains a personal license to use extracts from the work, but the author must obtain the assignee's permission before using all or a large portion of the work.
• The author indemnifies the assignee against any infringement claims resulting from publication of the work.
• Every publisher - print or digital - should have an Assignment of Copyright form available for authors to sign when dealing with any copyrighted work.
• Available in MS Word format.

Assign copyright in a musical composition from one publisher to another with this easy Assignment of Copyright form.

• The assignment is made at the request of the original songwriter, who has consented to the transfer of rights.
• This is a generic assignment form which can be used in any country that does not have a statutory form.
• Downloadable reusable template.

Every music publisher needs a full set of assignment forms. Add the Assignment of Copyright between Music Publishers to your suite of music industry forms.

UK publishers can secure the right to translate and republish an original literary work previously published in a different language under the terms of this Translation Rights Licence.

• The owner of the rights to the original work (Grantor) grants the publisher an exclusive licence to print and publish the work in the English language, for the full period of the copyright.
• The Grantor will do its best to ensure that the author of the work collaborates with the translator to translate the work.
• The publisher agrees to ensure that the author is given proper credit in the translated version.
• Provisions setting out the schedule for publication, number of copies, print runs and promotion of the work, and a timetable of advances and royalties to be paid to the Grantor.
• The agreement will be governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Buy and download your copy of the UK Translation Rights Licence Agreement, and it's yours to use as often as required by your business. This is a fully editable digital legal template.