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Copyright Assignments The assignment must be signed by the author, or the assignor, to be valid and enforceable. The assignor is the person who transfers ownership of the copyright. The assignee is the person or entity that receives the ownership rights of the work. Why are copyright assignments important?

Often when an author publishes they sign a copyright transfer agreement or a publishing agreement. In a copyright transfer agreement you typically will sign over the full copyright to the publisher. The agreement may allow you to retain such rights, but you no longer hold copyright.

Using the Recordation System. The new Recordation System allows users to electronically submit transfers of copyright ownership and other documents pertaining to a copyright for recordation. Use of the Recordation System is optional and is governed by 37 CFR § 201.4(h) and the Special Pilot Program Rules.

Infringement is where someone uses the whole or a substantial part of your work without your permission and none of the exceptions to copyright apply.

A transfer of copyright rights is usually either an assignment or a license. An assignment of copyright rights is like the sale of personal property. The original owner sells its rights to a third party, and can no longer exercise control over how the third party uses those rights.

The main difference between an assignment and an exclusive license is that an assignment transfers ownership of the copyright to the assignee, whereas an exclusive license grants a limited property interest in the same but not the ownership.

In an assignment of copyright rights, the owner sells his or her ownership rights to another party and has no control over how the third party uses those rights. A copyright assignment is sometimes referred to as a sales agreement for copyright.

This is where a copyright owner chooses to transfer ownership of copyright, either by sale or by gift. This can happen at any time before or after the copyright work is created. To be a valid assignment, it must be made in writing and signed by or on behalf of the assignor.

Sell or transfer your copyright You'll need to write and sign a document (sometimes called an 'assignment') to show a sale or transfer has taken place. Your copyright can be transferred by inheritance and will be valid as long as the work remains in copyright - check how long protection lasts.