Publish your thesis 3, agreement

§1. Transfer of copyright concerning e-publishing

Subject to the limitations stated below, the Author undertakes to transfer to Mid Sweden University without compensation, the right to publish the Author’s publication, hereinafter designated the Work, in digital form (on Mid Sweden University’s home page on the Internet or other electronic media). The right to publish shall include the right to make copies and to make the Work available to the public. Mid Sweden University shall have the right to transfer publication to another home page or similar site if this should be judged necessary. Publication shall take place in such form as exists when the Work has been approved. This agreement regarding electronic publishing shall not impose any limitations of the Author’s right to make use of the Work.

§2. Duration of the agreement

The present agreement shall remain in force until the expiration date of the copyright in the Work vested in the Author or in the Author’s successors in accordance with article 43 of the Swedish Copyright Act or any subsequent law containing equivalent provisions. Should Mid Sweden University be re-organized or be incorporated in any other university, this agreement shall also apply to any successors in the copyright.

§3. Purpose of publication

Publication shall take place for the university’s research, teaching or Library requirements and not for commercial purposes.

§4. Form of the Work

The Author shall make the Work available in appropriate digital form. Mid Sweden University will provide instructions concerning the form of the Work.

§5. Copyright

The Author shall ensure that he/she is the originator of the Work, has the right to use included illustrations and has the right to dispose of the Work for publication in accordance with the present agreement.

§6. Limitations with respect to other transfer of copyright

If the Author transfers the copyright of the Work to any other person in any respect other than as is stipulated in the present agreement, the Author shall always reserve Mid Sweden University´s rights in accordance with the present agreement. The Author shall always ensure that Mid Sweden University suffers no financial loss in connection with any demand for compensation that may arise due to Mid Sweden University’s publication of the Work.

§7. Validity of the agreement

The present agreement shall come into force immediately after acceptance by the Author.

I have read the Agreement and I agree to the terms stated.