PUBLISHER: W. Kristoph Nolen, Oerth Journal, and Greyhawk Online
Admin@GreyhawkOnline.com
AUTHOR: [xyz-ips snippet=”User-Name”]

By submitting content to be published on Greyhawk Online, the AUTHOR agrees to the following:

1. AUTHOR’S Grant.

  • 1(a). The AUTHOR grants permission to include and use their work of fiction, being a written work of original authorship (which is collectively hereinafter referred to as the WORK) on the website GreyhawkOnline.com, and in future publications (hereinafter referred to as the Oerth Journal) to be issued by the PUBLISHER.  The WORK is delivered through the User Submitted Post process on the website.
  • 1(b).  The WORK includes all submitted drafts of the WORK or expressions thereof that are conceived, invented, or developed by the AUTHOR.

2. Rights.

  • 2(a). This use of the WORK by the PUBLISHER entails the assignment of Nontransferable Rights to Display, Reproduction, and Distribution worldwide, for publication and for use in derivative works in perpetuity, except as noted below in 2(b).
  • 2(b). The following rights expressly granted here within reside exclusively with the AUTHOR or PUBLISHER.
    • 2(b)(1).  AUTHOR retains all ownership and copyright to the WORK. All rights not expressly granted to the PUBLISHER shall be wholly reserved by the AUTHOR.
    • 2(b)(2).  AUTHOR retains the right to print physical copies or distribute digitally any of the WORK as they see fit. The PUBLISHER is not responsible for the AUTHOR’s compliance with any other publisher’s or party’s policies regarding Intellectual Property. 
    • 2(b)(3). PUBLISHER retains the right to transfer or extend their rights to any company, website, or publication in which they own a majority stake.
  • 2(c). The AUTHOR grants the right to publish excerpts of the WORK on the PUBLISHER’S digital platforms and in any catalogs for promotional purposes.
  • 2(d). The PUBLISHER may use the AUTHOR’S name, pseudonym, likeness, and biographical information in connection with the exercise of rights granted under this contract and in any related advertising and promotion. The AUTHOR may choose to write and provide the PUBLISHER with a biographical blurb in their user profile on the website or submitted directly to the PUBLISHER.

3. Compensation.

  • 3(a). For the rights granted to the PUBLISHER above in Section 2 for the WORK, the AUTHOR has asked for no monetary or other form of compensation, and it is hereby provided without fee or charge, without reservation.

4. Further Rights.

  • 4(a). The AUTHOR grants to the PUBLISHER the right to reproduce any or all the WORK in future editions of the same publications, being credited in the same method as noted below in (9).
  • 4(b). Rights granted to the PUBLISHER may be later exercised to publish derivative works by other authors representing the same characters, events, places, or ideas originally depicted in the WORK in the same publications.

5. AUTHORS’ Warranties and Indemnities.

  • 5(a). The AUTHOR represents and warrants that: they are the sole AUTHOR of the WORK, or they are a JOINT AUTHOR of the WORK; that the WORK is original; and that no one has reserved the rights granted in this agreement. The AUTHOR also represents, to the best of their knowledge, that the WORK does not contain any libelous material.
  • 5(b). The AUTHOR will deliver to the PUBLISHER written permissions for any and all text, illustrations, or materials created or controlled by others which they have incorporated in the WORK which are not covered by policies permitting free use.

6. Notification

  • 6(a). The AUTHOR agrees notify the PUBLISHER if they publish or permit others to publish their WORK in any form prior to, during, or after its publication and appearance in the above-named publications except as necessary for a copy of the WORK to be displayed in an advertisement or social media (for instance, in a pamphlet or promotional poster, digital thumbnail, etc.).
  • 6(b). The AUTHOR and PUBLISHER will notify one another in writing if either has reason to believe that any right granted to the PUBLISHER by this contract has been infringed by any third party. 
  • 6(c). The AUTHOR grants the PUBLISHER the right to act as their agent in defending copyright to the WORK and in issuing DCMA notices pursuant to third party infringement in the event the WORK is found illegally shared or posted on any platform without credit or permission.

7. AUTHOR’s Copies.

  • 7(a). The PUBLISHER agrees to provide the AUTHOR with one (1) complimentary print copy of the publication if at any time the WORK becomes printed in physical form in the Oerth Journal.
    • 7(a)1. The PUBLISHER agrees to notify the AUTHOR of the WORK being included in publications via their registered email address.
    • 7(a)2. The AUTHOR agrees to inform the PUBLISHER via email of their current mailing address or else forfeit the right to the complimentary print copy.

8. Changes in the Work.

  • 8(a). The PUBLISHER will make no major alterations to the WORK without the AUTHOR’S written approval. The PUBLISHER reserves the right to make editing changes as he deems necessary for publication.
  • 8(b). Should the PUBLISHER choose to use a portion of the WORK, credit will be given to the AUTHOR for the portion of the WORK published in the same method as noted below in (9). By doing so, the PUBLISHER does not forfeit any right to the unpublished WORK. 

9. AUTHOR’s Credit

  • 9(a). The PUBLISHER will credit the AUTHOR by their Registered Name and/or Display Name as recorded on the website. The AUTHOR may inform the PUBLISHER via email of their preference in how their credit appears.

10. Venue.

  • 10(a). This agreement shall be deemed executed under the laws of the state of New Jersey. New Jersey state law shall be the applicable law of this agreement.

The AUTHOR acknowledges they have read and understood this contract before execution.

In witness this agreement, the parties have executed this contract on the day of submission to the website as recorded by the submission system on the website.