Writer Agreement

WRITER AGREEMENT

This Writer Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered between _______________________, an independent contractor hereafter referred to as "Contractor", and ____________________, hereafter referred to as "Company".

In consideration of the covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, Company and Contractor agree as follows:

1. SERVICES

Contractor shall produce the following writings for the Company (the "Work").

2. RIGHTS

(a) The Work is being commissioned by the Company on a "work for hire" basis as such term is defined under U.S. copyright law.

(b) Contractor hereby irrevocably grants and assigns to the Company, its successors and assigns, all right, title, and interest to the Work and any revised editions and derivative works, including but not limited to the full and exclusive copyright to the Work, and the full and exclusive rights, by itself or with others, throughout the world, to print, publish, republish, distribute, post on web sites, and transmit the Work and to prepare, publish, distribute, post on web sites, and transmit derivative Works based thereon, in English and in all other languages, in all media of expression now known or later developed, and to license or permit others to do so. The Company's rights shall include but not be limited to:

(1) The exclusive right to publish and sell the Work in all languages throughout the world;

(2) Foreign language rights throughout the world;

(3) Periodical or newspaper rights prior to or following any book publication, including any syndication rights throughout the world;

(4) Non-dramatic audio recording rights throughout the world;

(5) Motion picture, television, radio, stage, dramatic and musical rights throughout the world;

(6) Any and all moral rights associated with the Work;

(7) Commercial and merchandising rights throughout the world; and

(8) Any and all electronic rights, including but not limited to the rights to post all or any of the Work and derivative work thereof on Web sites, electronic newsletters, and online services.

(c) To the extent any of the materials and writings prepared by Contractor hereunder do not qualify as "work for hire" under applicable law, or are not assignable for any reason, Contractor hereby irrevocably and unequivocally waives enforcement of all such rights.

(d) The rights in the title of the Work, and any series title used on or in connection with the Work, including without limitation any trademark, service mark or trade dress rights shall belong solely to the Company, and Contractor hereby transfers and assigns to the Company in perpetuity any rights Contractor may have in such titles and trade dress.

3. DELIVERY OF MANUSCRIPT

(a) The manuscript of the Work....