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Grant of Rights 1. (a) Contributor grants to Magazine for the full term of copyright and any renewals and extensions thereof the right to use, produce, distribute, license, publish, and sell the Contribution, or any portion thereof, throughout the World in all editions and derivations of the Magazine, in all languages, in all media, and to use the Contribution in the advertising, publicity, and promotion of the Magazine. The Magazine shall have the right to exercise such rights to the Contribution in whole or in part. (b) The grant of rights set forth in Paragraph 1(a) shall be exclusive from the date of signing of this Agreement until six (6) months following initial publication of the Magazine in the English language in the United States, and thereafter shall be nonexclusive. (c) All rights not specifically granted to the Magazine are reserved by the Contributor. Contributor shall acknowledge Magazine as the first publisher of the Contribution in any uses or reuses of the Contribution, and when possible, include a hypertext link to the Magazine with such acknowledgment. Payment 2. No monies shall be payable to Contributor under this Agreement. Copyright 3. Contributor owns all copyright in and to the Contribution, and the Magazine shall identify the Contributor as owner of the Contribution in all editions of the Magazine. The Magazine owns all copyright to the Magazine as a compilation, and Contributor shall identify Magazine as owner of the Magazine. Final Acceptance 4. (a) Contributor understands that final acceptance of the Contribution is at the discretion of the Magazine and that the Magazine may request editorial revisions. If Magazine determines that the Contribution warrants revision, Magazine will provide reasonably detailed written suggestions for possible revisions. The Contributor will then have ten (10) business days from receipt of such suggestions to deliver a revised and satisfactory Contribution to Magazine. Contributor agrees to deliver to the Magazine one (1) digital copy of the revised Contribution as a Microsoft Word file, and upon request, one (1) hard copy. If thereafter the Contribution is still not acceptable to the Magazine, the Magazine may elect to keep this Agreement in effect, or upon written notice to the Contributor, terminate this Agreement. (b) Magazine may, at its discretion, extend Contributor’s time to deliver the revised Contribution for such period as Magazine deems appropriate. Any extension of the delivery date must be in writing signed by the Magazine. In determining whether to grant such extension and/or the length thereof, Magazine may consider such factors as Magazine deems relevant, including without limitation, Contributor illness and the changing marketability of the Contribution and/or Magazine. Permissions 5. (a) If Contributor includes third party material in the Contribution, Contributor will identify such third party material and will deliver written agreements required by Magazine granting permission for use of all such third party material in exercising the rights granted herein. Contributor will make all payments due under such agreements. (b) If the Contributor fails to deliver the required permission agreements at the time of delivery of the revised Contribution, Magazine shall have the right, but not the obligation, to obtain the same, and in such event the Contributor shall pay such third party costs upon receipt of an invoice from the Magazine. Publication 6. (a) Magazine shall have the right to use the name, approved portrait and approved picture of and approved biographical material concerning Contributor in and on the Magazine, including biographical material on the cover of the Magazine, in the advertising, publicity and promotion thereof, and in connection with any rights granted hereunder and promotion of the Magazine. Upon request, Contributor shall furnish Magazine, free of charge, high-resolution photographs of Contributor which Magazine may use for such purposes without additional payment to or permission from any third party. (b) The Magazine may publish and authorize others to publish the Contribution for promotion of the Magazine and the Magazine, without compensation therefore. Contributor Copies 7. Upon first publication of the Magazine, Magazine shall send Contributor one digital copy of the Magazine in which the Contribution appears in print to the email address on the next page. Contributor and Magazine hereby agree as follows with respect to the use of the __(copy, photos, audio, and/or video)__ by Contributor (the “Contribution”) to be published in the Magazine, online, and/or derivative works. IANDS President International Association for Near-Death Studies, 2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Building 500 Durham, NC 27705-8878 Tel: 919-383-7940

Grant of Rights 1. (a) Contributor grants to Magazine for the full term of copyright and any renewals and extensions thereof the right to use, produce, distribute, license, publish, and sell the Contribution, or any portion thereof, throughout the World in all editions and derivations of the Magazine, in all languages, in all media, and to use the Contribution in the advertising, publicity, and promotion of the Magazine. The Magazine shall have the right to exercise such rights to the Contribution in whole or in part. (b) The grant of rights set forth in Paragraph 1(a) shall be exclusive from the date of signing of this Agreement until six (6) months following initial publication of the Magazine in the English language in the United States, and thereafter shall be nonexclusive. (c) All rights not specifically granted to the Magazine are reserved by the Contributor. Contributor shall acknowledge Magazine as the first publisher of the Contribution in any uses or reuses of the Contribution, and when possible, include a hypertext link to the Magazine with such acknowledgment. Payment 2. No monies shall be payable to Contributor under this Agreement. Copyright 3. Contributor owns all copyright in and to the Contribution, and the Magazine shall identify the Contributor as owner of the Contribution in all editions of the Magazine. The Magazine owns all copyright to the Magazine as a compilation, and Contributor shall identify Magazine as owner of the Magazine. Final Acceptance 4. (a) Contributor understands that final acceptance of the Contribution is at the discretion of the Magazine and that the Magazine may request editorial revisions. If Magazine determines that the Contribution warrants revision, Magazine will provide reasonably detailed written suggestions for possible revisions. The Contributor will then have ten (10) business days from receipt of such suggestions to deliver a revised and satisfactory Contribution to Magazine. Contributor agrees to deliver to the Magazine one (1) digital copy of the revised Contribution as a Microsoft Word file, and upon request, one (1) hard copy. If thereafter the Contribution is still not acceptable to the Magazine, the Magazine may elect to keep this Agreement in effect, or upon written notice to the Contributor, terminate this Agreement. (b) Magazine may, at its discretion, extend Contributor’s time to deliver the revised Contribution for such period as Magazine deems appropriate. Any extension of the delivery date must be in writing signed by the Magazine. In determining whether to grant such extension and/or the length thereof, Magazine may consider such factors as Magazine deems relevant, including without limitation, Contributor illness and the changing marketability of the Contribution and/or Magazine. Permissions 5. (a) If Contributor includes third party material in the Contribution, Contributor will identify such third party material and will deliver written agreements required by Magazine granting permission for use of all such third party material in exercising the rights granted herein. Contributor will make all payments due under such agreements. (b) If the Contributor fails to deliver the required permission agreements at the time of delivery of the revised Contribution, Magazine shall have the right, but not the obligation, to obtain the same, and in such event the Contributor shall pay such third party costs upon receipt of an invoice from the Magazine. Publication 6. (a) Magazine shall have the right to use the name, approved portrait and approved picture of and approved biographical material concerning Contributor in and on the Magazine, including biographical material on the cover of the Magazine, in the advertising, publicity and promotion thereof, and in connection with any rights granted hereunder and promotion of the Magazine. Upon request, Contributor shall furnish Magazine, free of charge, high-resolution photographs of Contributor which Magazine may use for such purposes without additional payment to or permission from any third party. (b) The Magazine may publish and authorize others to publish the Contribution for promotion of the Magazine and the Magazine, without compensation therefore. Contributor Copies 7. Upon first publication of the Magazine, Magazine shall send Contributor one digital copy of the Magazine in which the Contribution appears in print to the email address on the next page. Contributor and Magazine hereby agree as follows with respect to the use of the __(copy, photos, audio, and/or video)__ by Contributor (the “Contribution”) to be published in the Magazine, online, and/or derivative works. IANDS President International Association for Near-Death Studies, 2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Building 500 Durham, NC 27705-8878 Tel: 919-383-7940