Agreement to Use Intellectual Property

Agreement to Use Intellectual Property

This is an agreement between you and the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology (ASWM). (Download PDF)

Why This Agreement for License is Requested

ASWM is seeking creative work to build its Website and its members-only Resource Library. ASWM may seek any form of literary, artistic, musical or other creative works. These could include books, stories, articles, poems, drawings, photographs, computer programs and images, movies and other audiovisual works, song lyrics, sculpture, architectural works, pantomimes and choreography, and sound recordings. Your submission is for display or distribution to others through the Website. The Resource Library will reside behind a paywall and only users with paid-in-full memberships will be allowed access.

Description of the Intellectual Property

The copyrighted intellectual property being licensed is described as follows:

Rights Granted

  • You hereby grant ASWM a non-exclusive right, license and privilege to copy the described intellectual property, in whole or in part, and to incorporate the Intellectual property, in whole or in part, for display or download.
  • You hereby grant ASWM a non-exclusive right, license and privilege to copy the described intellectual property to a backup server or file storage location for administrative purposes.
  • You hereby grant ASWM a non-exclusive right, license and privilege to excerpt the described intellectual property in connection with the advertising, publicizing, marketing, distribution and use of the described intellectual property.

Rights Retained

  • All right, title and interest in the Intellectual property, including without limitation, any copyright, shall remain with you.
  • You reserve unto yourself all rights of every kind and nature except those specifically granted to ASWM.

Where the Intellectual Property Can Be Used

ASWM will post all licensed intellectual property to its website at www.womenandmyth.org. ASWM reserves the right to employ third-party add-ins or web technologies in order to best display and make available the licensed intellectual property.

Payment

ASWM pays no fees or consideration for the right, license and privilege to intellectual property, ASWM pays no compensation for the use of intellectual property for advertising, publicizing, marketing, distribution and use of the described intellectual property.

Term and Termination

The term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years from the date of execution by both parties, and shall automatically renew for another period of five (5) years.

This Agreement may be terminated by the written agreement of both parties.

Dispute Resolution

In the event that any disputes arise between the parties with respect to this agreement, both acknowledge and agree that prior to initiating any litigation regarding such dispute, they shall submit their dispute to a mutually agreeable mediator for purposes of conducting non-binding mediation in an effort to resolve the dispute without the necessity of litigation. The two parties will each pay one-half (1/2) of the costs of mediation.

Effective Date

The effective date of the agreement shall be

Jurisdiction

This agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and of the State of New York.

Signatures

Your signature:____________________________________________

Your name:________________________________________________

Date:_____________________________________________________

 

ASWM Authorized Signature:________________________________

Name of signatory:__________________________________________

Title:______________________________________________________

Date:______________________________________________________

Adopted by the ASWM Board of Directors August 22, 2019