BaE – Module 6 Quiz

The first unit of this module emphasizes how important it is to memorise all aspects of legal agreements and contracts which you are likely to enter into with authors and journals.

The following campus stakeholders are likely to provide useful input to help with drafting legal agreements (indicate all that are mentioned in the text):

Legal agreements are necessary to (indicate any that are correct):

Three important elements of a legal agreement between a publisher and author (either monograph or journal article) are likely to be the establishment of: a non-exclusive license; a Creative Commons license; a warranty that the author has investigated copyright permissions for material used in the work.

A memorandum of understanding is the most rigorous legal document described in the module.

When publishing a co-written or edited monograph it is essential to reach agreement individually with all authors.

A Journal Master Services Agreement differs from a Journal Author’s Agreement in that it is between a journal and publisher and may define a long-term relationship.

With a Memorandum of Understanding it is important to express an overview and, for example, ignore differences between different campus regulations.

Once you have created a good legal agreement template it is important not to change it for consistency and legal certainty.