Copyright Assignment

This template copyright assignment may be used where an individual author, organization, or corporate entity is assigning their/its rights in and to a work of authorship to another person, organization, or corporate entity. Registered and unregistered U.S. copyrights may both be assigned using this template. The template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template can be useful in various scenarios. For instance, an individual author who creates a copyrighted work (such as a motion picture or a literary, artistic, musical, dramatic, or pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work) might wish to assign the work to a new entity or organization that the author has formed. Or a copyrighted work might be purchased in connection with an asset purchase or other business deal and, consequently, would need to be assigned to the buyer. For guidance on assigning copyrights, see Assignments of Copyrights; see also Nimmer on Copyright § 10.03 (Transfer ...