Work made-for-hire agreement

WORK MADE-FOR-HIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made this ________ day of __________________________, _________,

between ______________________________________________________________ as Owner,

and _____________________________________________________________as Author/Artist.

WHEREAS the Owner wishes to commission a Work called _______________________

___________________________________________________________________________ and;

WHEREAS the Author/Artist has represented that he/she can create said work according

to the specifications provided by the Owner;

It is agreed between the parties hereto that in consideration of the sum of

$____________, to be paid by the Owner to the Author/Artist within 30 days of satisfactory

completion of the work, the Author/Artist shall create the Work as specified. Upon payment,

the Owner shall acquire all rights to the commissioned Work including copyright.

The Author/Artist warrants that the Work will be original and will not infringe or plagiarize

any other work; will not libel any person or invade any person’s right to privacy; and

will not contain any unlawful materials. The Author/Artist shall indemnify and save the

Owner harmless from any loss or liability due to any breach of these warranties, including

reasonable attorneys fees.

The Author/Artist shall be responsible for all costs in creation of the Work unless otherwise

agreed to in writing by the Owner.

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of _________________________________.

If any part of this agreement is adjudged invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining

parts shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

This agreement shall be binding upon the parties, and upon their heirs, executors, personal

representatives, administrators, and assigns. No person shall have a right or cause of

action arising out of or resulting from this agreement except those who are parties to it and

their successors in interest.

This instrument, including any attached exhibits and addenda, constitutes the entire

agreement of the parties. No representations or promises have been made except those that

are set out in this agreement. This agreement may not be modified except in writing signed

by all the parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have signed this agreement under seal on

______________________________.