COPYRIGHT TRANSFERRING AGREEMENT
Memorandum of agreement is made this _______ (day) o f_____ (month) _____ (years) between ______ (name and address of Chinese publisher) (hereinafter termed “ thePublisher ” ) of
the one part, and ______ (name and address of foreign publisher) (hereinafter termed “the Proprietor ” ) of the other part.
Proprietor:
Publisher:
Date:
Whereas the Proprietor is the proprietor of a work by (name of author) (hereinafter termed the Author) entitled: _ (title of book), ____ (number) Edition (hereinafter termed the Work).
1. Items of Transferring
Subject to the terms detailed in this Agreement, the Proprietor hereby transfer the right to produce and publish the Work in hardback / paperback volume form in the Chinese language (simplified characters) under the Publisher (here'aftseirmteprrminet d the Translation) for sale in
the main land territory of the People 'ofsCRheinpau,bilni c luding Hong Kong and Macao.
The Publisher shall reproduce the Pro prietor ja'cket design of the Work, make any use of the Proprietor ' logo, brands of colophon, on the conditioonf getting the prior written consent of the Proprietor. This Agreement also grants the rights in respect of subsequent editions of the Work.
2. Payment
The Publisher shall make the following payments to the Proprietor, in accordance with this contract hereof, namely:
The sum of US dollars ______ payable on signature of this Agreement in advance and on account of any sums which may become due to the Proprietor under the terms of this Agreement. The said payment in advance is not recoverable in the event of any default by the Publisher in carrying out the terms of this Agreement.
3. Taxes
On the Chinese retail price of all copies sold by the Publisher, wherever sold:
A Royalty of ____ percent on the first __ copies sold;
A Royalty of ____ percent on all copies sold between __ and ______ copies;
A Royalty of ____ percent on all copies sold beyond the first copies.
On remainder copies of the translation sold by the Publisher or below cost royalty shall be payable but no such remainder copies shall be sold within a period of two years from the date of the first publication of the translation.
4. Effective of the Agreement
The Agreement shall not come into effect until the Proprietor have received the payment detailed in Clause 2 hereof.
5. Reservation of Right
The Proprietor reserve the right to request the Publisher to submit the manuscript of the translation to the Proprietor for their approval before commencing the production of the translation.
6. Stylebook
______ free copies of the Translation shall be sent to the Proprietor on publication together with a note of the actual date of publication and the retail price of the Translation.
7. Accounts
Accounts for the translation shall be made up annually / twice annually by the Proprietor