Havertown, PA asked in Copyright for Pennsylvania

Q: I have a copyright on a curriculum I co-authored. I need to create a non-exclusive licensing agreement. What do I do?

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Robert Kost
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Robert Kost
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  • Intellectual Property Lawyer
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Licensed in Pennsylvania

A: First, you should consider registering the curriculum with the Copyright Office -- there are a number of benefits to doing so.

A license is a kind of legal contract. You can find forms for non-exclusive licenses to copyrighted works online. But to make sure it serves your specific purposes and properly reflects Pennsylvania contract law, I'd suggest you have an attorney work with you to draft an agreement.

Hope that helps.

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