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Clauses About Grant Back

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A “grant back” is a clause that gives some rights back to an author subsequent to an assignment of “exclusive use.” In other words, after you’ve given your rights away, sometimes contracts will have language giving you the rights to use your work after a specified period of time has elapsed. Sometimes the contract grants back exclusive rights; more often, it grants back non exclusive rights.

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