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ASSIGNMENT
OF COPYRIGHT
Please read the notes overleaf and fill in, sign
and return this form with your corrected proofs.
So that we can ensure both the widest
dissemination and protection of material published in the University of Wales
Press’s journals, we ask authors to assign world-wide copyright in both print
and other media in their papers, including abstracts, to the University of
Wales trading as the University of Wales Press (referred to here as ‘UWP’).
This enables us to ensure copyright protection against infringement, and to
disseminate your article, and our journals, as widely as possible.
1. In consideration of the undertaking set
out in paragraph 2, the Author as beneficial owner hereby assigns to the
University of Wales the copyright in the Article entitled:
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to
be published in ……………………………………………………..(‘the Journal’)
for the full legal term of copyright. So that
there is no doubt, this assignment includes the right to publish (subject to
paragraphs 3 and 4) the material in the article in electronic form; the Article
may be published in printed, CD-ROM, microfiche, online, or in other form.
2. UWP hereby undertakes to prepare and
publish the Article named in paragraph 1 in the Journal.
3. The Editor of the Journal and UWP are
empowered to make such editorial changes as may be necessary to make the
Article suitable for publication. Every effort will be made to consult the
Author if substantive changes are required.
4. The
Author hereby asserts his/her moral rights under the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the Author of the Article.
5. The Author warrants that the Article is
the Author’s original work, has not been published before, and is not currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere; and that the Article contains no
libellous or unlawful statements and that it in no way infringes the rights of
others, and that the Author, as the owner of the copyright, is entitled to make
this assignment. If it contains material which is someone else’s copyright, the
Author warrants that he/she has obtained the unrestricted permission of the
copyright owner (please attach evidence of this) and that the material is
clearly identified and acknowledged within the text.
6. If the Article was prepared jointly by
more than one author, the Author warrants that he/she has been authorised by
all co-authors to sign this agreement on their behalf.
Signed by the
Author...................................................................
Date..............................................
ASSIGNMENT
OF COPYRIGHT: EXPLANATORY NOTES TO AUTHOR
The policy of the University of Wales Press is
to acquire copyright for all contributions, for the following reasons:
1. ownership of copyright by a central
organisation helps to ensure maximum international protection against
infringement;
2. requests for permission to reproduce
articles in books, course packs or for library loan can be handled efficiently
and with sensitivity to changing library and reader needs. This relieves
authors of a time-consuming and costly administrative burden.
3. the growing demand for research
literature to be delivered in electronic form, whether on CD-ROM or online, can
be met efficiently, with proper safeguards for authors, editors and journal
owners.
There are opportunities to reach institutions
(eg, companies, schools and public libraries) and individual readers that are
unlikely to subscribe to the printed journal. The University of Wales Press
works with other organisations to publish, where appropriate, on CD-ROM or in
on-line services, or to deliver copies of individual articles. It has also
registered the Journal with the Copyright Licensing Agency, which offers
centralised licensing arrangements for photocopying. Income received from all
of these sources are used to further the interests of the Journal.
Your Article will be published in conventional
printed form in the Journal, and will be stored electronically to enable the
University of Wales Press to publish the journal on-line, in order to meet
increasing library and faculty demand, and to deliver it as an individual
article copy or as part of a larger collection of articles to meet the specific
requirements of a particular market.
Assignment of copyright signifies agreement to the University of Wales
Press making such arrangements.
It may be that the Author is not able to make
the assignment solely by him- or herself:
1. If it is appropriate, the Author’s
employer may sign this agreement. The employer may reserve the right to use the
Article for internal or promotional purposes (by indicating on this agreement)
and reserve all rights other than copyright.
2. If the Author is a UK Government
employee, the Government will grant a non-exclusive licence to publish the
Article in the Journal in any medium or form provided that Crown Copyright and
user rights (including patent rights) are reserved.
3. If the Author is a US Government employee
and the work was done in that capacity, the assignment applies only to the
extent allowed by US law.
Under the UK’s Copyright, Design and Patents Act
1988, the Author has the moral right to be identified as the author wherever
the Article is published, and to object to its derogatory treatment or
distortion. The University of Wales Press encourages assertion of this right,
as it represents best publishing practice and is an important safeguard for all
authors. Clause 4 asserts the Author’s moral rights, as required by the Act.
The Journal will permit the Author to use the
Article elsewhere after publication, provided acknowledgment is given to the
Journal as the original source of publication.
Thank you for reading these notes. This
assignment will enable the University of Wales Press to ensure that the Article
will reach the optimum readership.