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Copyright Assignment Agreement

A completed fictional UK copyright assignment covering commissioned artwork, future rights, moral rights, consideration, warranties and chain of title.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales - completed fictional worked example

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# COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

Date: 22 May 2029

Parties: Fallow Studio Ltd and Amira Patel

## 1. Parties and purpose

Amira Patel of 32 Willow Street, London N16 8QR assigns to Fallow Studio Ltd (Company No. 14189220) all her rights in the twelve illustrations and character designs listed in Schedule 1, created for the “Night Garden” campaign. The assignment is effective on delivery and covers copyright in the United Kingdom and every other territory for the full statutory term.

## 2. Scope, price and subject

The assigned rights include reproduction, distribution, communication to the public, adaptation, merchandising, sublicensing and all electronic and future media rights. Amira assigns future copyright as it arises and will sign further documents reasonably needed for recordal or enforcement. Fallow owns the physical files once supplied, while Amira retains no licence except the portfolio right below.

## 3. Operating duties

The consideration is £16,800 plus VAT if applicable, paid £8,400 on signing and £8,400 on delivery of editable files. Amira warrants that she created the work, has not assigned or licensed it, used no unlicensed third-party material, and that the assignment does not knowingly infringe another person’s rights.

## 4. Compliance, records and controls

Amira irrevocably consents, so far as permitted by law, to editing, cropping, colour changes, combination with text and use without her name, and waives or agrees not to assert moral rights to that extent. She may display final published work in a professional portfolio only after launch and without confidential campaign information.

## 5. Term, ending and remedies

Fallow will credit Amira where commercially practicable but does not promise a particular placement. Fallow is responsible for approvals and brand clearance after delivery; Amira must disclose stock, AI-generated or third-party elements before payment. Any approved third-party licence must be transferred or replaced so Fallow receives the agreed commercial use.

## 6. Liability and reservations

For six years Amira will co-operate in claims and correct an undisclosed title defect at her cost, subject to a £16,800 aggregate liability cap excluding fraud and deliberate infringement. Either party may seek injunction or specific performance. This agreement does not transfer Amira’s unrelated pre-existing work or personal data beyond administration.

## 7. Governing law and signatures

English law governs and courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction. Fallow’s creative director Theo Grant and Amira sign on 22 May 2029. The parties intend an assignment under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and acknowledge that legal advice should confirm chain of title and moral-right consent.

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