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Rights can be transferred by assignment, mortgage, exclusive or nonexclusive license, any other type of conveyance, or operation of law. Copyrights also may be bequeathed by will in whole or in part and may pass as personal property by applicable laws of intestate succession.

Only the owner of copyright in a work has the right to prepare, or to authorize someone else to create, a new version of that work. ingly, you cannot claim copyright to another's work, no matter how much you change it, unless you have the owner's consent.

For the assignment of current copyright there is no specific form of agreement that must be used e.g. the assignment can be by way of letter, provided it is in writing and signed. An assignment can be either: automatic ? in limited circumstances copyright will be assigned automatically.

A copyright assignment is the transfer of copyright ownership rights from one party to another. This transfer is not valid unless it is in writing and signed by the owner or its authorized agent. If you want to transfer a right on a non-exclusive basis, a written agreement is usually not required.

The assignment must be done in writing to be valid. Although notarization isn't required, it's a good idea to have someone witness the assignor and assignee signing and dating the agreement. Transfer of ownership usually involves monetary exchange, although that's not a requirement.

A copyright transfer is typically accomplished through a contract, like the written agreement form that follows. Although not technically required, assignments should also be recorded with the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) to provide notice of the ownership change.