Grant of Rights
I, {author civil name}, henceforth the Author, give Logophilia OÜ, henceforth the Company, permission to publish my work “{work title},”, henceforth the Work.
Scope
Formats
- the regular digital edition (“Logophilia Originals”)
- the “Logophilia Essentials” edition targeting libraries
Publications
- permission for the Company to translate the Work. The Company will hold the rights to translations produced and derivative works thereof, according to the Berne Convention
- permission for the Company to produce works derivative of the Work. The Company will hold the rights to derivative works produced, according to the Berne Convention
- permission to include the Work, translations or works derivative of the Work, produced by the Company, in future publications or selected editions
- permission to publish those editions, translations or works derivative of the Work, produced by the Company, digitally or in print
These rights are limited to editions the Company manages, and not transferable. All rights to the original Work stay with the Author.
Exclusivity
- the Author agrees to an exclusivity period of 12 months.
- the exclusivity period starts on the day of first publication by the Company.
- during the exclusivity period, the Work may not be published through third parties, under a different title, or otherwise made available publicly.
Credit
The Work will appear under “{author name chosen for publication}”. For library/cataloguing purposes, the civil name will be included in official metadata, which is publicly accessible globally.
Originality
I confirm that this is my original work and that I have the right to grant this license.
Compensation
There is no advance payment involved; this is a rights grant so the Company can publish the Work in the editions outlined above.
“I, {author civil name} [{author name chosen for publication}], agree to the terms above for my work ‘{name of work},’ and confirm that my legal name for cataloguing purposes is {author civil name}.”
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