Translation Rights Agreement

Publishers, secure the right to translate and republish an original literary work with this Translation Rights Agreement.

The owner of the rights to the original work grants the publisher the exclusive right in perpetuity to translate the work from English into a different language, and to publish and sell the translated work throughout a designated territory.
The publisher will pay the owner a percentage royalty based on the local list price for sales of the translation. Upon execution of the Agreement, the publisher will pay a non-refundable minimum guaranteed royalty, to be treated as an advance against royalties coming due thereafter.
The publisher agrees not to sell any copies as remainders for a stated period of time after the first publication. No royalty will be paid on remainders sold below publisher's cost.
The owner reserves the right to approve the final translation.
The publisher is responsible for paying all costs, expenses and taxes in connection with the translation.
The publisher is responsible for obtaining copyright protection for the translation in the territory (if available), and for taking any action necessary to protect against infringement.
The owner retains ownership of copyright in the original work, and of all of its trademarks and logos used in connection with the translation.
The publisher must comply with all applicable export restrictions.

This Translation Rights Agreement template is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your particular needs.