Expert Profiles Chapter Submission Form

Contributor Agreement

Here is the short, to the point, plain English version:

You are acknowledging that you have obtained the necessary rights to grant Authority Media Group, LLC the rights to publish your submission and understand that EXPERT PROFILES book series is for promotional purposes only and that no royalties from the sales of the EXPERT PROFILES book series will be distributed to yourself, interview subjects or any third parties

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Important Terms & Conditions:

You acknowledge and agree that you will provide necessary information for your Expert Interview chapter submission to Authority Media Group, LLC with the execution of this agreement for the Expert Profiles series compilation books.

You are representing to Authority Media Group, LLC that you have obtained all rights necessary to the information you provide and grant Authority Media Group, LLC the publishing rights outlined in this Agreement.

You are solely responsible for obtaining copyright permission for any portions of your interview that are not fully owned by you. You also agree to notify Authority Media Group, LLC of any portions of your interview that have been previously published or where the copyrights to the material are owned by a third party.

You represent and warrant that no material in your interview would be considered false, inaccurate, libelous, obscene, or injurious to another party in any manner, and it does not contain any material that would violate any right to privacy, personal or proprietary act or other common law or statutory right and that the use of any instruction, formula, recipe or other material from your interview will not result in injury or harm to another. You acknowledge that your interview is not plagiarized and does not include falsely attributed statements of third parties. You represent that you are the owner of any trademarks and/or trade names associated with your interview and that the usage of such trademarks or trade names does not infringe upon the rights of third parties.

You agree to indemnify and hold Authority Media Group, LLC and our affiliates and assigns harmless from all suits, claims and proceedings which may be taken against you or Authority Media Group, LLC as a result of anything you say, your failure to disclose or you misrepresent your proper ownership of or rights to your interview.

You are granting Authority Media Group, LLC the right to use your submission in the promotion of the book and to allow Authority Media Group, LLC, our affiliates and assigns the same rights.

Authority Media Group, LLC make no warranty or guarantee concerning any minimum sales of the book.

You are assigning to Authority Media Group, LLC and our partners the rights to print, publish, distribute and sell the content you have submitted as a part of the book throughout the world in all languages. You also agree to allow Authority Media Group, LLC to make excerpts from the book viewable on our website and/or partner websites for promotional purposes.

You are granting Authority Media Group, LLC and our assignees the non-exclusive, worldwide rights to use and repurpose content from your interview, for our publications and media for the purpose of helping Authority Media Group, LLC promote and sell the book.

You understand that we are going to secure US copyright for the book, including the content you have submitted in the name of Authority Media Group, LLC, however you shall have the right to republish your work in any manner you desire and you and Authority Media Group, LLC agree this shall not be deemed an infringement on the copyright.

Both parties agree to execute all documents necessary to protect, assign and renew the copyright status of your interview and the book as a whole.

You understand that this book is being published for the purpose of promoting the businesses and methods of the contributing parties and that no royalties shall be paid to you, interview subjects or any third parties on the sales of any copies of the book.

You agree to indemnify and hold Authority Media Group, LLC harmless along with our affiliates and any seller of your interview from and against any losses, lost profits, damages, liabilities, judgments, awards, decrees, settlements, or expenses (including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs) arising from, connected with, or by reason of any breach or alleged breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this agreement.

The parties to this Agreement shall not make any material disparaging or negative comments concerning each other, except to a party’s business advisors and attorneys, or as required by court subpoena or order.

All representations, warranties and indemnities made by you herein shall survive termination of this Agreement. “Affiliates” means owners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, licensees, distributors, advertisers, and any other person or entity to whom we extend or assign our representations and warranties to in connection with the production, dissemination, transmission, promotion, publication or distribution of your interview or the book as a whole, or the exercise of any rights therein or derived there from. In defending any such claim, action or proceeding, we shall have the right to defend with attorneys of our own selection and to settle the same and you shall fully cooperate in the defense thereof.

The laws of the state of Texas shall govern this agreement. By accepting this Agreement, you expressly consent to personal jurisdiction in a court of competent jurisdiction lying in Harris County, Texas, regardless of the place of domicile or principal place of business of any party. Any controversy or claim arising out of this agreement or the breach thereof shall be first mediated and if unsuccessful, settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association or any similar governing body to which we shall mutually agree to in writing. Venue for any action regarding this agreement shall be Harris County, TX unless otherwise agreed by Authority Media Group, LLC. The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of attorney fees and costs.