Clark's Publishing Agreements: A Book of Precedents
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"This book should be on every publisher's shelf" The Bookseller
Clark's Publishing Agreements has long been the 'must have' legal resource for the publishing industry. This comprehensive book provides 25 model agreements, from author agreements to merchandising rights to online licensing to e-book distribution to text and data mining.
Whether you are an experienced drafter of publishing agreements, or new to the industry, Clark's Publishing Agreements: A Book of Precedents will prove invaluable in ensuring that your publishing agreements are expertly and effectively drafted.
For the Twelfth Edition, all the precedents, explanatory notes and appendices have been thoroughly revised to take account of the latest developments including a new Appendix on AI.
This new edition will appeal to the legal practitioner market, copyright practitioners, general IP practitioners, media law practitioners, in-house legal market, publishing houses, and literary agents.
Table of Contents
2 Educational, Academic, Scientific and Professional Book
A: Traditional Author–Publisher Agreement
B: Open Access Author–Publisher Agreement
3 Agreement for General Editor of a Book
4 Agreement for Contributor to a Book
5 Book Series: Editor–Publisher Agreement
6 Academic Journal: Editor's Agreement
7 Society-Owned Journal: Publishing Agreement
8 Journal Contributor Agreements
9 Agreements for Serial Rights
10 Translator's Agreement
11 Agreement for Sale of Translation Rights
Appendix: The People's Republic of China, Central and Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet Union Republics
12 Same-Language Low-Priced Reprint Agreement
13 Illustration and Artwork Agreement
14 Packaging Rights Agreement
15 International Co-edition Agreement
16 Film, Television and Allied Rights: Option Agreement and Assignment
17 Merchandising Rights Agreement .
Introduction to Electronic Precedents
18 Licence to Digital Media Producer to Use Existing Print Material in Carrier Form
19 Licence to Institution to Make Existing Print Material Available by Local Networks to End Users within its Own Site
20 Licence to Institution to Use Material Supplied in Electronic Form
21 Online Access to Database Agreement
22 EBook Distribution Agreement
23 App Development Agreement
24 Text and Data Mining (TDM): Sample Clauses for Subscription Agreement for Copyright-protected Works and Materials Accessible or Delivered in Mineable Formats
25 Influencer Agreement
Appendix A The US Market
Appendix B Paperback and Hardback Reprint Rights
Appendix C Audio Publishing Rights
Appendix D Licensing Permission Rights
Appendix E Collective Licensing
Appendix F People with Disabilities
Appendix F Academic Library Aggregators
Appendix H Creative Commons Licences
Appendix I Reversionary Provisions of the Copyright Act 1911
Appendix J Moral Rights
Appendix K Publishers Association Code of Practice on Author Contracts
Appendix L Territories of the World
Appendix M Member States of the International Copyright Conventions
Appendix N Useful Names and Addresses
Appendix O AI
Product details
| Published | 26 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 12th |
| Extent | 1000 |
| ISBN | 9781526533586 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Professional |
| Dimensions | 248 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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