AGREEMENT between ELER and the Author

WHEREAS

“ELER” is the Erasmus Law and Economics Review, whose office is in Italy, and is represented by the managing editor in the person of the Simone Daghini of Via della Vigna Nuova 3, 50123 Firenze, Italy.

“Author” is ________________________________________________________ of ____________________________________________________. Where there are more than one authors for the Original Paper, the singular term “Author” refers to all authors jointly.

“Original Paper” is the paper entitled “____________________________________”.

“ELER Public License 1.0” is the license enclosed herewith, and as available at the ELER website, http://www.eler.org.

“Commercial use” and “Non-Commercial use” are as defined in the ELER Public License 1.0.

1) Authorship. The Author declares and confirms that the Original Paper is entirely the result of his own work, except where otherwise indicated, and that the Author is the copyright holder. The Author is solely responsible for the content of the Original Paper and agrees to indemnify ELER against any damage resulting from the violations of third parties’ rights.

2) ELER Public License. The Author hereby grants the editorial board of the ELER an irrevocable license to publish the Original Paper in the ELER, under the terms of the ELER Public License 1.0. The Author further agrees to the irrevocably release the Original Paper under the ELER Public License 1.0.

3) Attribution. The Author shall always give attribution to ELER in his Original Paper by indicating, in every copy of the Original Paper published or distributed in any form: (a) Name and URL of the journal; (b) Year or date of publication; (c) Volume, issue, and page numbers.

4) ELER Rights. The Author grants ELER a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual right to publish, archive, reproduce and distribute in any form the Original Paper without further consideration to the Author, for any Commercial use and Non-Commercial use, and either solely or jointly with another party. 

5) Royalty. Where the Author makes a Commercial use of the Original Paper, or allows another to do so, the Author agrees to pay ELER a royalty, in consideration for publication in ELER, an amount equal to 15% of the profit so accrued. This royalty is payable only for profits accrued until the expiry of a period of two years computed from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year of publication of the Original Paper in ELER. The manner of payment may be as prescribed by the managing editor, and ‘profits’ include compensations and damages from copyright infringement.

6) Jurisdiction and Governing Law. In the event of any dispute arising from this agreement, the parties shall take action in the Court of the State in which ELER has its office and according to the law of that State.

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