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What it says:

The copyright in the Article shall remain with you, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an assignment of copyright ownership to the [journal publisher]. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all rights in the Article under the Copyright Act of 1976 belong to you.

Clause Type:

• Non-Exclusive Use

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• Everyone
• Academic Authors

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What it means:

This is a contract for publication of an article in a scholarly journal (law review). The author retains the copyright in the work; the publisher receives only those rights spelled out in the agreement. Anything not specifically granted stays with the author. The actual extent of author-friendliness will depend on what rights the author specifically grants.