THIS DEED OF ASSIGNMENT is made at this day of _ between Mr. A
residing at _ hereinafter referred to as the Author of the One Part and Mr. B carrying on business at _ hereinafter referred to as the Publisher of the Other Part.
WHEREAS:
- The Author has written a book entitled _ (hereinafter called “the said book”) and desires to publish the same.
- The author is the absolute owner of the copyright in the book. The copyright is registered with the Registrar of Copyrights in __.
- The publisher’s representative has scrutinized in detail and to his satisfaction the manuscript of the book and has offered to purchase the copyright in the said book for the purpose of publication.
- The Author has agreed to do so in consideration of the Publisher paying him a sum of
Rs_________ as lump sum royalty and on the following terms and conditions agreed to between
the parties. NOW THIS DEED WITHNESSETH that pursuant to the said agreement and in consideration of the Publisher paying to the Author a sum of Rs_________ on the execution of the Agreement (receipt whereof the author admits) he the Author hereby assigns to the Publisher the Copyright in the said book TO HOLD the same unto the Publisher absolutely throughout India and subject to reservations hereinafter contained: - And the Publisher agrees and undertakes that the said assignment is restricted to publish the said book in India only and the Publisher shall not without the prior consent in writing of the author, publish any translation thereof in any other language and shall not allow it to be exploited for converting into a play or any cinematographic film or any Television serial.
- The Publisher undertakes to mention in the first edition, all reprints and subsequent editions the name of the author as author of the book.
- The Author hereby warrants to the Publisher that:
a. The Author is the exclusive owner of the copy right in the said book and he has not assigned the Copyright in or given license to use the copy right to anybody else or encumbered the same or done anything so as to prevent him from assigning the said right.
b. That the said book does not contain any defamatory obscene or otherwise objectionable matter; and
c. That the contents of the current edition of the said book are the original work of the author and do not constitute breach of copyright vesting in any other person/s. Where limited extracts have been taken from other published or unpublished works in which copyright vests in other person/s proper acknowledgement has been made in the book.
d. That if the publisher requires any other person/s to assist the author in preparing subsequent editions of the book the names of those persons will also be mentioned as joint author/s of the book. And the author will do and execute such other acts or deeds, if required, to confer entire copyright in the said book and as hereby assigned as may be necessary.
e. That he will not publish either himself or through any other publisher an abridgment of the said book or any other book on the same subject and which would be competing with the book or get it published by any other person so long as the said book which is the subject matter of the present is being published by the Publisher and sold in the market….
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