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Authorship Agreement
In consideration of my employment by Carnegie Corporation of New York or any of its commissions, task forces, or other operating programs ("the Corporation"), and my continued employment during such time as the Corporation and I agree, the Corporation and I agree that:
A. The scope of my employment with the Corporation includes the creation and authorship of works of research and scholarship relating to the dissemination of knowledge, the promotion of peace and education and the Corporation's other purposes, and related areas (collectively, the "Works").
B. The Works are subject to the Corporation's internal review and editing process, as to both form and content.
C. The Works are (and Works created in the future will be) deemed to be "works made for hire" within the meaning of the U.S. Copyright Act. Accordingly, the Corporation is (and will be) considered to be the author of the Works and the sole owner throughout the world of the Works and of all copyrights and other rights in the Works (the "Rights").
D. I understand that, under any applicable law, a Work may not be deemed to be a "work made for hire" for the Corporation, or the Corporation may not be deemed to be the author of such Work and the sole owner of such Work and all Rights in such Work(s). I hereby assign to the Corporation throughout the world in perpetuity all of my Rights in each such Work, and in any other work created by me during the period of my employment with the Corporation either during working hours or with the use of the Corporation's materials or facilities.
E. I will, without charge to the Corporation but at its expense, execute an assignment of title to the Corporation and do anything else reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to secure a copyright or other form of protection for any work assigned above anywhere in the world.
F. The Corporation may, at its sole option, assign or re-assign the Works, and all Rights in any of the Works, to the undersigned employee, on terms and conditions determined by the Corporation.
G. In connection with any agreement between the Corporation and any publisher (the "Publisher") with respect to the publication by such publisher of any Work, I hereby grant to the Corporation the right to grant to the Publisher (and its assignees and designees) the right to use my name, portrait, likeness and biography in connection with the exploitation of such Work and the rights granted to the Publisher by the Corporation.
H. In the event that a staff member is considering authoring a Work that could be considered to be a Work but that the staff members feels should, for a specified reason or because of a particular circumstance, not be a Work and consequently not be covered by this Agreement, the staff member must discuss the matter with the President of the Corporation before undertaking such Work or signing contracts or agreements relating to the Work. This discussion will also cover the terms of the staff member's copyright in such Work and any fees or other remuneration that might be involved.
I. This agreement (1) is not a contract of employment, (2) shall be governed by the laws in effect in the state of New York, and (3) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and the undersigned employee and their respective successors.
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Accepted and Agreed as of the above date:
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
By: _____________________________________________
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