Copyright Assignment Agreement
When full ownership of a specific piece of work needs to change hands, not just a licence to use it, this short-form agreement gets it confirmed cleanly. It’s commonly used alongside a broader agreement or as a standalone record that ownership has genuinely passed and is useful for a publisher’s records or to satisfy a third party.
What’s included:
- A complete, ready-to-use Copyright Assignment covering the work being assigned, delivery, and review/acceptance
- A clear assignment clause transferring all worldwide copyright to the Assignee upon receipt of full payment
- A built-in portfolio carve-out, giving the creator a perpetual, royalty-free licence to showcase the work for self-promotion and awards entry, without affecting the Assignee’s commercial rights
- A dedicated GST clause, plus interest on overdue payments pegged to the RBA cash rate
- Moral rights provisions aligned with the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
- Mutual warranties, a liability cap, and a staged dispute resolution process via the Australian Disputes Centre
- Step-by-step “How to Use This Agreement” instructions, so you know exactly what to customise
Best for: Confirming a straightforward, one-off transfer of ownership, the simpler counterpart to the Copyright Licence Agreement, which is for granting use of a work without giving up ownership.
General information only. This is not a substitute for tailored legal advice.
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