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Assignment of. Copyright As a member of and/or having participated in the work of the council(s), committee(s), or task force(s) of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (“AAPD”) listed below, including preparation of the work of the council(s), committee(s), or task force(s) (“the Work”), I do hereby irrevocably grant, assign and transfer to the AAPD all of my rights, title and interest in the Work, including but not limited to copyright and ownership thereof, and all rights subsumed thereunder, under copyright laws of the United States and all foreign countries, including, without limitation, the exclusive right to reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute copies to the public by sale of, and perform as well as display the Work. I retain no rights of any sort to the Work. I understand that the Work and any larger work of which the Work is or will become a part, will be owned by the AAPD. It is my intent that the Work that was created or will be created by me in my capacity as a member of the council(s), committee(s), or task force(s) will become the property of the AAPD, and that the AAPD will own the copyright in the Work. In addition, to the extent that any such material is covered by one or more of the definitions contained in the United States Copyright Act (“Act”), specifically in 17 U.S.C. § 101, and to the extent all other requirements pertaining to “works made for hire” are satisfied, I agree that such materials may be treated by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry as “works made for hire.” I understand that I am acting as an independent contractor respecting volunteer work performed for the AAPD, and shall have no copyright or other right, title, or interest in and to the material, or to any derivative works based thereon, all such material and derivative works being the AAPD’s sole property. I consent and give my permission to the AAPD and those acting on its behalf to reproduce the Work in whole or in part and in any and all manner, medium or forms as may be chosen, to use the Work in any manner and medium, and to distribute and use copies of the Work in any manner the AAPD may find appropriate. In conjunction with this assignment, I expressly grant to the AAPD the right to further license or assign to others the various rights granted herein by me to the AAPD and I agree to execute all documents of any kind necessary to effectuate the assignment of rights hereby granted and to take all steps necessary to assign to and make the AAPD the owner of all rights to copyrights and copyright renewals for the Work. Non-disclosure Agreement In exchange for the AAPD's agreement for my participation in the volunteer activity listed below, I agree that all discussions and documents related to the Work shall remain confidential until a final report is publically disseminated by the AAPD. If I am provided embargoed publications during the course of the discussions, I shall keep such information confidential until manuscript publication.