Friendly Clause About Notice

Any reproduction or republication of the Article, other than a photocopied duplicate of an original printed copy, must bear the legend that the Article first appeared in the [journal] using a method of citation similar to the form set out immediately below, or whatever form of citation may then be commonly used:

This article originally appeared at X xxx (XXXX).

where X indicates the volume number, xxx represents the page of the Issue on which the Article begins, and XXXX indicates the year of publication.

Anytime the author allows anyone to print the article, whether or not the author is compensated, the above notice must appear.

Author is owner of the copyright in the Work. Author is entitled to all the benefits contained in the United States Copyright Law effective as of the date of the signing of this Agreement, including but not limited to Section 203, which provides authors and their successors with a right of termination.

(a) Publisher shall print in every copy of the Work a copyright notice that contains Author's name as owner of the copyright and that complies with the United States Copyright Act and the Universal Copyright Convention; and

(b) Publisher shall, within three months of first publication, duly register a claim for United States copyright in the Work, in the name of Author as "claimant"; and

(c) Every license granted by Publisher hereunder to reproduce and distribute copies of the Work shall contain a requirement that the licensee print the aforesaid copyright notice in all copies.

Thanks to the Authors Guild for this model clause. The clause specifies that the author retains all copyrights in the work, but obliges the publisher include a copyright notice in the author's name. If the publisher licenses rights to anyone else to make or distribute of the work, the publisher's contract with its licensee will demand that those copies include a copyright notice in the author's name.

COPYRIGHTS

Publisher is hereby expressly authorized and agrees to register a claim to copyright in the Work in Authors name with the U.S. Copyright Office within three months after first publication. Each copy of the Work published pursuant to this Agreement shall include a copyright notice in Authors name in accordance with United States Copyright Law and the provisions of the Universal Copyright Convention.

This is a good example of the type of an author-friendly notice clause.