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A Simple Web Contract

AGREEMENT dated this day of [DATE] in which we, the publisher, 
[NAME], agree with you, the author, [NAME}, that you grant us 
the nonexclusive right to publish your work entitled [TITLE] on 
our World Wide Web site. All other rights to the work belong to 
you. You guarantee that this work is your own and that you have 
the right to grant us the use of it. We will print a copyright 
notice in your name and, if applicable, a publication history along
with the work; but if it has not been registered with the Copyright
Office and you want it to be, that will be up to you. We will code
the work in HTML as needed for Web presentation but will make no 
changes in text or title without your written permission. You 
may withdraw permission to publish at any time by giving written
notice by street- or e-mail to our Webmaster, who will remove your
work from our Web site within one week of receipt of such notice.


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