CONTENT ASSIGNMENT AND IP PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Antiques Arena Academy
This Content Assignment and IP Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into on the date of signature below between:
Antiques Arena (“Academy”, “we”, “us”, “our”)
and
Contributor Name: ______________________________
(“Contributor”, “you”, “your”).
1. Purpose
This is a one-time intellectual property purchase and assignment agreement.
It does not create a collaboration, employment relationship, partnership, joint venture, agency relationship, revenue share arrangement, or ongoing obligation of any kind.
The Academy is commissioning and purchasing exclusive rights to specific original educational video content created by the Contributor for integration into the Antiques Arena Academy platform.
2. The Content
The Contributor agrees to create and deliver the following original video content (“Content”):
Title / Description: __________________________________________
Approximate Length: __________________________________________
The Content must:
- Be original and created specifically for the Academy (unless otherwise agreed in writing).
- Meet reasonable audio and visual clarity standards.
- Comply with the Academy’s content standards.
Delivery Format: Digital video file in a commonly accepted format (e.g., MP4).
The Academy reserves the right to approve or reject submitted Content at its sole discretion prior to payment.
3. Payment & Full Buyout
The Academy agrees to pay the Contributor a one-time fixed honorarium of:
£100 (One Hundred Pounds Sterling)
This payment constitutes a full, final, perpetual, and worldwide buyout of all intellectual property rights in the Content.
This payment:
- Is non-recurring
- Is lifetime
- Includes all rights granted under this Agreement
- Includes no royalties, commissions, residuals, profit participation, backend payments, equity, or revenue share now or in the future
Rights in the Content are commissioned by the Academy and are intended to qualify as a work made for hire to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. To the extent the Content does not qualify as a work made for hire, the Contributor hereby irrevocably assigns to the Academy all right, title, and interest in and to the Content upon creation. In any event, full ownership shall automatically vest in the Academy upon payment.
Payment shall be made via Bank Transfer or PayPal within 7 days of written approval of the submitted Content.
If the Content is rejected, no payment shall be due and no rights shall transfer.
4. Assignment of Rights (Exclusive, Perpetual, Worldwide)
IMPORTANT: This is a full intellectual property transfer and buyout.
Upon creation and subject to payment, the Contributor irrevocably assigns and transfers to the Academy all right, title, and interest in and to the Content, including full copyright ownership for the entire term of copyright and any renewals or extensions.
This transfer is:
- Exclusive (the Academy is the sole owner)
- Perpetual (for the full term of copyright)
- Worldwide (no territorial limitation)
- Fully transferable and sublicensable
Following assignment, the Academy has the unrestricted right to:
- Publish, display, distribute, and host the Content globally
- Use the Content in advertising, promotional, and marketing materials
- Create excerpts, clips, still images, transcripts, and derivative works
- Edit, adapt, format, subtitle, trim, brand, or otherwise modify the Content
- Combine the Content with other Academy material
- Use the Contributor’s name, likeness, voice, and biography in connection with the Content
- Sell, transfer, or include the Content as part of any sale, merger, or acquisition of the Academy
The Contributor:
- Retains no ownership interest in the specific delivered Content after payment
- May not publish, resell, license, distribute, or otherwise exploit the specific Content delivered under this Agreement
If the Content has been previously published on any public platform, the Contributor agrees to permanently remove such Content within 48 hours of receiving payment.
This restriction applies only to the specific delivered Content. The Contributor remains free to create new and original content within their field, provided it is not identical or materially identical to the transferred Content.
5. Moral Rights Waiver
To the fullest extent permitted under the laws of England and Wales and any other applicable jurisdiction, the Contributor irrevocably waives all moral rights in the Content, including the right to be identified as author and the right to object to derogatory treatment.
6. Attribution (Binding on Successors While Content Is Used)
In consideration of the rights granted under this Agreement, the Academy agrees that:
- The Contributor’s name and brand will be credited within the video itself (text credit only; no clickable hyperlink is required within the video file).
- The Academy will maintain a dedicated Contributor listing on its platform.
- That listing will include a visible hyperlink to the Contributor’s chosen website, channel, or business page.
This attribution obligation shall continue for so long as the Academy (or any successor, purchaser, or assignee) continues to publish, host, display, or otherwise commercially exploit the Content.
If the Content is permanently removed from publication and no longer exploited in any form, the attribution obligation may cease.
The Academy may determine the reasonable format, layout, and design of the Contributor page provided that the hyperlink remains functional and commercially reasonable.
The Contributor is responsible for notifying the Academy in writing of any changes to their designated destination URL. The Academy shall not be in breach of this Agreement for any broken or inactive hyperlink where updated details have not been provided by the Contributor.
These attribution obligations shall bind and apply to any successor, assignee, purchaser, or new owner of the Academy that continues to use the Content.
Attribution does not create ownership rights, revenue participation, partnership status, approval rights, or any ongoing contractual relationship beyond recognition as described above.
7. No Removal Rights
Once payment has been made and rights have transferred, the Contributor retains no right to demand removal, alteration, or restriction of the Content from the Academy or any associated platform.
8. Contributor Warranties and Indemnity
The Contributor makes the following legally binding warranties:
The Contributor warrants and represents that:
- The Content is original and created by the Contributor.
- The Contributor is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Content.
- The Content does not infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other third-party rights.
- No unlicensed music, footage, images, or materials are included.
- The Content does not contain defamatory, unlawful, misleading, or otherwise actionable material.
- No other person or entity has any claim, lien, or right in the Content.
- The Contributor has obtained all necessary permissions, licences, releases, and consents from any third parties, individuals, property owners, venues, or locations appearing in or connected with the Content.
Indemnity Obligation
The Contributor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Academy, its directors, officers, employees, successors, assigns, investors, and purchasers from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, settlements, judgments, or legal costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:
- Any breach of the above warranties
- Any claim that the Content infringes third-party rights
- Any misrepresentation made by the Contributor
The warranties and indemnity provisions shall survive indefinitely and continue in full force even after payment, publication, termination, or sale of the Academy.
9. Further Assurances
The Contributor agrees to execute any further documents and provide reasonable assistance necessary to give full effect to this Agreement, including in connection with enforcement of rights or any merger, acquisition, investment, restructuring, or sale of the Academy.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Academy’s total aggregate liability under this Agreement shall not exceed the amount actually paid to the Contributor under this Agreement.
11. Assignment by the Academy
The Academy may freely assign, transfer, sublicense, novate, or otherwise dispose of this Agreement and the rights granted under it without the Contributor’s consent, including as part of any sale of shares, assets, merger, or corporate restructuring.
12. Confidentiality
The Contributor agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement and the compensation confidential, except as required by law.
13. No Employment or Ongoing Obligation
This Agreement does not create:
- Employment
- Joint venture
- Agency
- Partnership
- Ongoing obligation
This is a one-time IP acquisition unless otherwise agreed in writing.
14. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
15. Entire Agreement; Severability
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior discussions or representations.
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
No amendment shall be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties.
Signatures
Contributor Name: ___________________________
Signature: _________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
For Antiques Arena: _________________________
Signature: _________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
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