THIS AGREEMENT (hereinafter called the Agreement) is made in the year 2021, between LawFoyer (hereinafter called the “Publisher”) and _______ (hereinafter called the “Author”) and _______ (hereinafter called “Co-Author”).

WHEREAS the Author desires the Publisher to publish the Author’s work titled ____________, (hereinafter called the “Work”), and Publisher desires to publish the Work;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the promises hereinafter set forth and for valuable consideration, receipt whereof is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

Grant of Publishing Rights

  1. The Author hereby grants and assigns to the Publisher, its successors, representatives, and assigns, the sole and exclusive right to publish (i.e., print, publish, and sell) the Work in the English language in all forms during the full term of copyright and any renewals and extensions thereof, except as provided herein.
  2. The Publisher shall have the sole and exclusive right to publish or to license the Work for publication in the English language or in any other language in India and in any other foreign country, except as provided herein.
  3. The Author shall execute and deliver to the Publisher any and all documents which the Publisher reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to evidence or effectuate the rights granted in this Agreement.
  4. If, at any time during the effective term of this Agreement, a claim shall arise for infringement or unfair competition as to any of the rights which are the subject of this Agreement, the parties may proceed jointly or separately to prosecute an action based on such claims. If the parties proceed jointly, the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and recovery, if any, shall be shared equally by the parties. If the parties do not proceed jointly, each party shall have the right to proceed separately, and if so, such party shall bear the costs of litigation and shall own and retain any and all recovery resulting from such litigation. If the party proceeding separately does not hold the record title of the copyright at issue, the other party hereby consents that the action be brought in his, her or its name. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Publisher has no obligation to initiate litigation on such claims, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so.
  5. Nothing contained in this Clause shall be construed as limiting, modifying or otherwise affecting any of the rights granted to the Publisher under this Agreement.

Copyright

Copyright of the Work, if not heretofore registered, shall be registered by the Publisher, upon first publication, in a timely manner in the name of the Author, India and in such other countries as the Publisher deems feasible or desirable, and the proper copyright notice or notices necessary to protect copyright to and in any work shall be printed on the reverse side of the title page or in another appropriate place, in every copy thereof, in the name of the Author. The Publisher shall also have the right to effect any renewals of copyright provided by law and the right to any assistance from the Author or Author’s heirs, successors, or assigns, essential thereto.

Author’s Warranties and Indemnity

  1. The Author warrants to the Publisher and its licensees that he/she is the Author/Co-Author and proprietor of the Work; that the Work has not heretofore been published in book form; that she is the owner of all the rights granted to the Publisher, and has full power to enter into this agreement, and that said rights are not subject to any proper agreement, lien, or other claim or rights which may interfere with the rights herein granted; that the Work is original and not in the public domain; that it does not violate the right of privacy of any person; that it contains no libelous, obscene, or other unlawful matter; and that it does not infringe upon the copyright or violate any other right of any person or party. The Author agrees to hold the Publisher harmless against any damages, including attorney’s fees, finally sustained in any suit involving the Publisher or its licensees by reason of a violation of any of these warranties.
  2. If any such suit is instituted, the Publisher shall promptly notify the Author. If a final adverse judgment is rendered and is not discharged by the Author, the Publisher may apply the payments so withheld to the satisfaction of such judgment.

Advertising and Promotion

  1. The Publisher shall have the right to use, and to license others to use, the Author’s name, image, likeness and biographical material for advertising, promotion, and other exploitation of the Work and the other rights granted under this Agreement provided the Publisher has obtained the Author’s approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld to said use and exploitation.
  2. The Publisher shall have the right to determine the time, place, method and manner of advertising, promotion and other exploitation of the Work provided the Publisher has consulted with the Author, and provided that for any exploitation requiring the Author’s presence the Author’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall be obtained.

Subsidiary Rights

Additional rights which the Author grants to the Publisher in the languages and within the territories specified above are:

  • Reprint of the entire Work and of selections and shortened versions in anthologies and other volumes;
  • First serial rights and reprint of selections and shortened versions in any magazine or newspaper;
  • Second serial rights and reprint of selections and shortened versions in any magazine or newspaper (provided these rights have not been retained by the purchaser of the first serial rights);
  • Recording and photographic reproduction of all or part of the text; dramatic (stage, radio, television, motion picture) commercial visual and/or sound presentation, reproduction, recording;
  • Developing or licensing for use in all other mechanical or electronic visual and sound reproducing rights of the Work now known or later invented; and
  • Reproduction of the text for the physically handicapped.

Internship

  • In case the said author is doing internship with lawfoyer then the author needs to submit a bare minimum of 4/5 articles within the said month of Internship. The minimum period of internship as prescribed by the bar council of India is 28 days. So the period of internship can extend from 28days to 90 days. The extension of the period will decided mutually by the author and the publication house.
  • During an internship if the author is found using any kind of unfair means or just copy pasting information with no proper citation or credit to the author, the publisher infers the right to reject the work without any prior notice to the author. The author would be asked to rework on these lines.
  • If the author is perusing another internship in any other law firm or publication house the acceptance letter of the same should be submitted for approval by the managing team of LawFoyer. In absence of which LawFoyer holds the absolute right to terminate your internship. 

General Notice of Authors

  • As part of *LawFoyer policy*, we would hereby like to inform about the code of conduct expected from the participants of the group.
  • Under no circumstances, any group member is allowed to text any other group member (excluding the admins). Kindly note the mentioned code of conduct; any deviance from the same shall attract disciplinary action including immediate eviction from the group.
  • *kindly let us know if you receive any personal texts from any members of the LawFoyer group* for any promotional opportunity of any Coaching/Competition/Course/Product/Business etc. Immediate and strict action shall be taken upon verification.
  • *Note, under no circumstances, Team LawFoyer will/has ever share/shared your contact numbers or allow any third party to contact you as well from any outside source. There shall never be a personal communication from Team LawFoyer to you, as all the updates are sent on this group itself.*
  • If you wish to know anything about LawFoyer, kindly reach out to us by visiting our website www.lawfoyer.in we have separate forms there related to type of queries… We shall be happy to assist you.

Force Majeure

The failure of the Publisher to publish or republish any of the Work shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Agreement or give rise to any right of termination or reversion if such failure is caused by restrictions of government agencies, labor disputes, or inability to obtain the materials necessary for its manufacture, or occurs for any other reason beyond the Publisher’s control; and in the event of delay from any such cause, the publication date or reissue may be postponed accordingly.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written and shall be interpreted under the laws of the Republic of India.

 Publisher  Author/Co-Author

TeamLawFoyer                     By:_____                                           Name:_____

                                                            Title:______

I HEREBY declare that the submitted article for publication has not been published anywhere in the public domain and I am the author of the provided article.

Author

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