PMA has prepared a form that is one example of a contract for licensing foreign and translation rights by a U.S. publisher to a foreign publisher when the U.S. publisher controls foreign and translation rights in a work. The form has several blanks for various key terms (including advance, royalty rate, first printing, term and territory) that will need to be negotiated by the parties, agreed upon, and filled in appropriately BEFORE signing. All blanks must be filled in or crossed out before signing. Although many of the terms and conditions in the sample contract are fairly standard, every contract is subject to negotiation. In any case, you should satisfy yourself that the contract is suitable for your purposes before using it. Please be aware that PMA is not in a position to offer legal advice, and you should consult with a publishing attorney of your choice to make sure that the contract is suitable.

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