Work-for-Hire Agreement

# Work-for-Hire Agreement **Effective Date:** ___________ This Work-for-Hire Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between: **Client:** ___________ ("Client") **Creator:** ___________ ("Creator") ## 1. Work Description The Creator agrees to produce the following work (the "Work"): ___________ **Deliverables:** ___________ **Deadline:** ___________ ## 2. Work-for-Hire Declaration The Parties intend that the Work shall be a "work made for hire" as defined by the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 101), to the extent the Work falls within one of the statutory categories eligible for work-for-hire status (including a contribution to a collective work, a compilation, an instructional text, a test, answer material for a test, a supplementary work, a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, a translation, or an atlas). To the extent the Work qualifies as a work made for hire, the Client shall be the author and sole owner of the Work and all intellectual property rights therein from the moment of creation. ## 3. Assignment of Rights To the extent that the Work, or any portion thereof, does not qualify as a "work made for hire," the Creator hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and conveys to the Client all right, title, and interest in and to the Work, including but not limited to: (a) All copyrights and rights to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works; (b) All patent rights, trade secret rights, and trademark rights; (c) All rights to sue for past, present, or future infringement; and (d) All rights corresponding to the above throughout the world. ## 4. Moral Rights Waiver To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Creator waives all moral rights in the Work, including rights of attribution and integrity.