Copyright assignment document

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• include a Copyright Assigment document as part of the speech submission process.
• provide information on this on the "More Information" button

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see ​Transfer and licensing

exclusive licenses

Under the U.S. Copyright Act, a transfer of ownership in copyright must be memorialized in a writing signed by the transferor. For that purpose, ownership in copyright includes exclusive licenses of rights. Thus exclusive licenses, to be effective, must be granted in a written instrument signed by the grantor. No special form of transfer or grant is required. A simple document that identifies the work involved and the rights being granted is sufficient.

non-exclusive licenses

Non-exclusive grants (often called non-exclusive licenses) need not be in writing under U.S. law. They can be oral or even implied by the behavior of the parties.

The Assignment of Copyright process (i.e. click the "Upload" button) currently set up in the Speech Submission application is likely a non-exclusive license.

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