This copyright assignment template may be used to transfer ownership of the copyright in one or more copyright works from one person or company to another.

The assignment may be with or without full title guarantee, and may or may not be accompanied by a waiver of the moral rights subsisting in the copyright works. There is also an optional set of warranties that the assignor may give to the assignee.

Under Section 90(3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, an assignment of copyright must be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the assignor if it is to be effective.

The titles of the clauses in this template copyright assignment are as follows:

> Definitions and interpretation
> Assignment
> Moral rights
> Further assurance
> Warranties
> Indemnity
> General

This copyright assignment template is 6 pages long (including the guidance notes and cover page), and is supplied in Word (.doc) format. See:

Sample Copyright Assignment