Below is the  Assignment Of Contributor Rightstemplate body. If necessary, please put the personal information, company information, such as text to replace the specific content you need. you can download the .doc template file on the end of the article by click download link. 

ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRIBUTORS RIGHTS



This Assignment of Contributors Rights (the Agreement) is made and effective [DATE],


BETWEEN:  [YOUR COMPANY NAME] (the "Contributor"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:

  [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS]


AND:  [OWNER NAME] (the "Owner"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:

  [COMPLETE ADDRESS]


RECITALS

The Owner has developed a certain Website and supporting database programs commonly know and described as [DESCRIBE].

Contributor is an independent contractor of Owner and as such contributed certain items to the development of such Website which contribution consisted of [DESCRIBE].

It is the intent and desire of the parties that the Owner shall be the exclusive owner of the Website and all proprietary rights contained therein, including but not limited to all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property.


NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Contributor hereby makes the following assignment to the Owner:

The Contributor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably assigns all right, title and interest in and to the Website and all components thereof, including but not limited to any and all elements thereof that were the work product or creation of the Contributor, together with all of the exclusive rights of a copyright owner under the [COUNTRY] Copyright Act, the right to publish, reproduce, publicly perform, display, license, create derivative works based upon, translate, create new versions and releases, make enhancements, further develop, post online and otherwise exploit such Website.

The Contributor acknowledges and agrees that all intellectual property rights arising from Contributors contribution to the Website, including but not limited to Copyrights, patents, inventions, patent rights, confidential information, work, know-how, technologies, techniques, graphics, logos, designs, trade secrets, worldwide intellectual property rights, processes, data, and all other contributions shall be considered the proprietary property of the Owner and all of such rights are hereby assigned to the Owner.

The Contributor further agrees to execute any further documents and take such further actions that are requested by the Owner to confirm and perfect the Owners ownership of the Website and any and all contributions thereto that were or may have been made by the Contributor.

The Contributor represents and warrants that no subcontractors were utilized for any component of the Contributors contribution and that all work was performed by true, lawful. Bona fide employees of the Contributor, as defined in the [COUNTRY] Copyright Act.

Contributor represents and warrants that no pre-existing works or rights were integrated into the contributions of the Contributor to the Website and that the Contributor was the original creator of such work and contributions and that such work and contributions will not infringe upon the proprietary rights of any other party. To the extent that there nevertheless are pre-existing works integrated into the Website, Owner is hereby granted a perpetual, royalty free, unconditional, nonexclusive, worldwide license to distribute, use, exploit, publish, sell, license, display, publicly perform, copy, and prepare derivative works based upon such pre-existing work.

This Assignment shall be governed and construed by the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE] and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Contributor.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth first above, with full knowledge of its content and significance and intending to be legally bound by the terms hereof.



CONTRIBUTOR          OWNER 



                          
Authorized Signature  Authorized Signature

                          
Print Name and Title  Print Name and Title






SHOULD BE NOTARIZED

click to download Assignment Of Contributor Rights template
                            

Other legal template form