Copyright Agreement
The Author hereby submits the Article to Pageant Media Ltd./“Portfolio Management Research” (PMR) for publication in the Journal. The signing of this document represents and warrants that (i) he or she is authorized to assign the copyright in and to the Article and (ii) neither the Article nor this Copyright Agreement violates any rights of any other party. The Author hereby assigns and transfers to PMR the copyright in and to the Article, throughout the world. All other intellectual property rights relating to the Article shall remain with the Author. The Author understands that PMR shall have the right to use the Article without restriction inmany manner and in any media now known or hereafter invented or developed. If PMR intends to make any changes to the content of the published article, it is required to seek prior written permission from the Author.
PMR grants to the Author the following non-exclusive rights:
- The right to post on internal or external-facing websites the Article’s title and abstract together with a link to the published Article on PMR’s website. In connection with such posting, the Author shall include a copyright notice in substantially the following form: “© [year of publication] PMR. All rights reserved.”
- The right to use charts, tables, and figures from the article on presentation slides, but not in articles, book chapters, or similar formats consisting primarily of text content.
The Author shall remove any and all pre-publication versions of the Article from all websites (including SSRN and ResearchGate).
The Author understands and agrees that, except as provided above, any use, reproduction, or dissemination of the article is strictly prohibited, unless agreed to in writing by PMR. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Author shall not (i) post the Article to any file-sharing service (including SSRN and ResearchGate), (ii) distribute the Article at any academic or industry conferences or similar events, (iii) include the article in an academic course pack or similar compilation, or (iv) allow the article to be
reprinted as a chapter in a book. In the event that the Author violates the foregoing restrictions on use, reproduction, or dissemination of the Article, the Author agrees to pay PMR damages equal to PMR’s then applicable rate for unrestricted distribution rights for the Article for the duration of the violation.
The Author shall not publish or disseminate any update, sequel, or other work based on or derived from the Article unless such update, sequel, or other work contains at least one-third new content.
The Author warrants that the necessary written permission to reproduce, in the Article and in the Journal, for both print and electronic versions, any text, exhibits, or other material from the original copyright owner or appropriate authorities. The Author confirms that the article is an original work, does not infringe upon the intellectual property of a third party, and cannot be construed as plagiarizing another published work. The Author maintains that the Article contains no statement that is abusive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, fraudulent, does not infringe upon the rights of others, is unlawful, or is in violation of applicable laws.
Any alterations to this agreement will be considered null and void unless agreed to in writing by PMR.
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