Contract for Services Agreement - Editor (England and Wales)

Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the creator of a work is the sole and exclusive owner of the copyright in that work. The copyright becomes the property of the creator immediately and automatically as soon as the work in question is written down. In cases of employment, the person or entity that hires the individual to create the work will be the owner of the copyright in that work. This form will assist in drafting a Contract for Services Agreement hiring an editor to create a written work as an independent contractor. (continued ...)