Free Intellectual Property Licensing Templates

This document is a straightforward template for granting a license to use copyrighted material. It outlines the transfer of rights from the owner to a licensee for a specific purpose and duration in exchange for a payment.

This template is an agreement between an author and a publisher for the creation and sale of a literary work. It outlines the author's obligation to complete a manuscript, the transfer of copyright to the publisher for a lump sum, and specifies retained rights such as translations and film adaptations.

This template is an agreement between an author and a publisher for the publication of a specific book in exchange for a one-time lump sum payment. It grants the publisher a license to print a limited number of copies while ensuring the author retains the underlying copyright and the right to approve the final proofs and cover design.

A legal agreement between an author and a publisher for the licensing and publication of a book in exchange for royalty payments. It covers essential terms such as copyright warranties, production costs, royalty calculation, auditing rights, and the scope of the publication license.

An agreement between a film producer (a partnership firm) and a distributor company in India, under which the distributor finances the production of a film in return for exclusive distribution rights and a commission. It covers the production budget and the producer's obligations, a security deposit, the distributor's staged advances (studio, laboratory, raw film, editing), the distributor's commission and first charge on the film until the advance is recovered, arrangements for the theatrical release and the waterfall for distributing proceeds, the producers' joint and several liability for any shortfall, accounting and inspection rights, restrictions on encumbering the film, each party's remedies on the other's default, and dispute resolution by arbitration.

An outsourcing agreement under which a publisher engages a technology vendor to digitize the hard copies of a book and deliver the contents on a CD bundled with a search engine, in India. It covers the scope of digitization work (scanning, OCR, proofreading, tagging, indexing), development and perpetual licensing of the search engine, ownership of copyright and all rights in the CD, delivery timelines, staff training, per-page and per-CD pricing, payment milestones, CD updating and annual maintenance, indemnity, termination, force majeure, arbitration and jurisdiction.

This template is a Music License Agreement that allows a Licensor to grant a Licensee non-exclusive, non-transferable rights to use a musical recording for specific purposes like social media videos, broadcasting, and streaming. It outlines the permitted uses, restrictions, royalty payment, and conditions for termination, ensuring the Licensor retains ownership.

The Standard Reseller Agreement for Marketplaces is a balanced, plain-language contract that governs how providers authorize resellers to distribute their products through online marketplaces, covering rights, pricing, and fulfillment. It is part of OLL’s widely trusted library of open standard agreements.

The AI Standard Clauses provide modular, lawyer-vetted AI-specific terms to be incorporated into broader cloud service agreements, addressing model training, data usage, liability, auditing, and IP in AI deployments. They are part of OLL’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.

The Standard Reseller Agreement for Marketplaces is a balanced, plain-language contract that governs how providers authorize resellers to distribute their products through online marketplaces, covering rights, pricing, and fulfillment. It is part of OLL’s widely trusted library of open standard agreements.