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\centerline{\bf JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH}
\centerline{\bf AUTHOR ASSIGNMENT, PERMISSION AND RELEASE FORM}
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Author's Printed Name: \hrulefill  (``Author'')
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Address: \hrulefill Telephone: \hrulefill .
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Title of Work: \hrulefill (``Work'')


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Description of Accompanying Source Code (if applicable):
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~ \hrulefill  (``Source Code'')
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By signing below, Author agrees to the provisions of this Agreement.

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Signature of Author: \hrulefill Date Signed: \hrulefill , 19 \hrulefill.\
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\item [1.]  \underline{Transfer of Copyright.} 


Author, desiring to publish the article named above, in the Journal of
Artificial Intelligence Research (``JAIR''), either on behalf of
himself or herself, or acting as a duly authorized representative and
agent of \hrulefill \\ (insert name of the owner of the copyright in
the Work identified above if other than Author) does hereby
irrevocably grant and assign exclusively to AI Access Foundation
all rights of copyright in this article, and the exclusive right to
copy and distribute the article throughout the world, and the
authority to exercise or to dispose of all subsidiary rights in all
countries and in all languages.  Author (or the copyright owner on
behalf of whom the Author is acting hereunder) shall retain title to
the Source Code.

Author retains the right to use this material in future works of his
or her own authorship. 

Author agrees that the contribution does not contain any material
created by others, or from other copyrighted works, unless the written
consent of the owner of such material is attached.

Author warrants that s/he has full power to make this agreement, and
has not previously granted, assigned, or encumbered any of the rights
granted and assigned herein; that the material submitted for
publication is the work of the author, and is original, unpublished,
and not previously the subject of any application for copyright
registration (except material for which the AI Access Foundation has
written grants of permission to include, as described above).


\item [2.] \underline{Grant of License to Publish Source Code.}  Author 
hereby authorizes and grants a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free
license to AI Access Foundation to copy and distribute the Source Code
(if applicable) only in an electronic form of distribution, and only
in conjunction with electronic publication of the Work in JAIR.)

\item [3.] \underline{Warranties and Representations of Author.}  Author hereby warrants and represents that:

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\item Author has the right or is duly authorized, to transfer the copyrights 
in and to the Work as set forth in Section 1 above, and to grant the
license rights to copy and distribute the Source Code as set forth in
Section 2 above and the releases set forth in Section 4 below, and
such transfer and license rights do not and will not violate any third
party's rights, or any applicable governmental regulations or
restrictions;

\item Neither the Source Code nor any portion thereof has been specially 
designed or modified for military applications, nor is specifically related 
to a military or defense article, nor is designed or capable of encrypting or 
decrypting data or data transmissions;


\item The Source Code contains no viruses, time bombs, or other destructive 
mechanisms, or trade secrets of any party that are not authorized to be 
disclosed; and

\item The Source Code contains the following language at the head of the 
file in a form that would be human-readable if printed out: 

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     ``THIS SOURCE CODE IS SUPPLIED  ``AS IS'' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
     AND ITS AUTHOR AND THE JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH 
     (JAIR) AND JAIR'S PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL 
     WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED
     WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
     ANY WARRANTIES OR NON INFRINGEMENT.  THE USER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY AND
     RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF THIS SOURCE CODE, AND NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR
     JAIR, NOR JAIR'S PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, WILL BE LIABLE FOR 
     DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM ITS USE.  Without limiting the 
     generality of the foregoing, neither the author, nor JAIR, nor JAIR's
     publishers and distributors, warrant that the Source Code will be 
     error-free, will operate without interruption, or will meet the needs 
     of the user.''
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\item [4.] \underline{Release from Liability and Indemnity.}  Author, on 
behalf of himself or herself or the copyright owner(s) of the Work and
the Source Code, hereby releases AI Access Foundation, any distributor
or publisher of JAIR acting by or under authority from AI Access
Foundation, from and agrees to indemnify against, any and all liability or
responsibility for damages, losses, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by AI Access Foundation, JAIR, its
distributors or publishers, or any third party from use of the Source
Code or arising out of any infringement or alleged infringement by the
Work or the Source Code of any third party's copyright, trade secret,
patent, contract right, or other intellectual property right.

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