Agreement for electronic publishing

Agreement for electronic publishing
(NB It is the Swedish version of the agreement that will be in effect)

§1. Grant of rights for electronic publishing
The originator(s) and right holder(s), hereinafter called the Author(s), undertakes to grant the right to the University of Gothenburg to publish the Author’s achievement, hereinafter called the Work, in digital form on University of Gothenburg’s domain on the Internet. The right to publish includes the right to make the Work available to the public on the Internet.  This grant of rights regarding electronic publishing shall not impose any limitations of the Author’s right to make use of the Work.

§2. Duration and cancellation of the grant of rights
The grant of rights shall remain in force until the Author(s) notifies the University of Gothenburg that the right shall be cancelled. Upon a cancellation the University of Gothenburg no longer has the right to publish the Work on the University of Gothenburg’s domain on the Internet and shall immediately cancel the publication. The University of Gothenburg can, on its behalf, cancel the grant of rights with immediate effect and hence remove the Work from further publishing. No motivation needs to be stated for the cancellation.

§3. Purpose of publication
The electronic publication shall take place for the university’s research, teaching or Library requirements and not for commercial purposes.

§4. Form of the Work
The Author shall present the Work in appropriate digital form according to the instructions provided by the University.

§5. Originator of the Work
The Author(s) shall ensure that she/he/they is/are the originator(s) of the Work, has the right to use included material where appropriate (illustrations etc), and has the right to dispose of the Work for publication in accordance with the present agreement.
Should it be known that the Author(s) is/are not the originator to a part of the Work or the Work in its whole, or lack the necessary permissions as stated above, the Author(s) shall ensure to indemnify the University of Gothenburg.

§6. Reimbursement
No reimbursements are to follow from this agreement. Any associated costs are the responsibility of each part respectively.

§7. Validity of the agreement
The present agreement shall come into force immediately after acceptance by the Author(s).


Dnr: A 85 592/10

Version 2010-02-11