Common use of COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP Clause in Contracts

COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP. The Independent Consultant agrees that ASME ST-LLC specially ordered and commissioned the Work as “work made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §101), and that for purposes of the copyright laws, ASME ST-LLC shall be deemed the “author” of the Work. If it is determined that the Work is not a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright laws, then, as of the creation of the Work, the Independent Consultant hereby assigns exclusively and irrevocably to ASME ST-LLC all worldwide, present and future right, title and interest in the Work, including the copyrights and other proprietary rights existing in the Work (including all United States and foreign copyrights, all copyrights under any treaties, conventions, proclamations, or the like, and all extensions of such copyrights; all artistic and literary property rights; all moral rights; all rights to apply for or obtain any registrations for copyright in the Independent Consultant’s name; and the right to xxx and recover for any infringement of the Work). The Independent Consultant may not reproduce the Work in any form without ASME ST-LLC’s prior written permission.

COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP. The Independent Consultant agrees that ASME ST-LLC specially ordered and commissioned the Work as “work made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §101), and that for purposes of the copyright laws, ASME ST-LLC shall be deemed the “author” of the Work. If it is determined that the Work is not a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright laws, then, as of the creation of the Work, the Independent Consultant hereby assigns exclusively and irrevocably to ASME ST-LLC all worldwide, present and future right, title and interest in the Work, including the copyrights and other proprietary rights existing in the Work (including all United States and foreign copyrights, all copyrights under any treaties, conventions, proclamations, or the like, and all extensions of such copyrights; all artistic and literary property rights; all moral rights; all rights to apply for or obtain any registrations for copyright in the Independent Consultant’s name; and the right to xxx sue and recover for any infringement of the Work). The Independent Consultant may not reproduce the Work in any form without ASME ST-LLC’s prior written permission.