In consideration for the opportunity to submit a work to be included in the St. Louis County Library Creative Work Compilation (the “Compilation”),  Creator hereby irrevocably grants the St. Louis County Library District (“Library”) a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license, worldwide and in perpetuity, to use the Work any time through any medium of Library’s choosing.

1. Creator hereby gives Library the right and permission to use, re-use, copy, alter, publish, re-publish, and distribute the Work in whole or in part, severally or in conjunction with other artistic works, in any and all media, including Library’s website, in promotional materials, and in any other medium or format for any purpose related to the Compilation. Additionally, Creator grants Library the right to use Creator’s name in association with the Work in published form and in promotional materials.

2. Creator hereby authorizes Library to assign or transfer the rights described above, in whole or in part, to any third party (“Sublicensee(s)”) for use in any derivative or creative works prepared by or with Library for the benefit of such Sublicensee(s). Creator agrees that the rights granted by Creator expressly include the right of such Sublicensee(s) to allow the sale and distribution of the Work, in whole or in part, exclusively to other public libraries. CREATOR EXPRESSLY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT ENTITLED TO ANY ROYALTIES FROM LIBRARY OR ANY SUBLICENSEES UPON THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK AS CONTEMPLATED UNDER THIS RELEASE.

3. Creator represents and warrants that (i) the Work is Creator’s original work and has not been previously published; (ii) the Work does not infringe on or violate any intellectual property rights of another party; (iii) Creator is the sole author and owner of the Work; and (iv) Creator has full power and legal right to execute and perform this Release. Creator is solely responsible and will indemnify Library and Sublicensee(s) for any third party claims related to the Work as submitted for publication.

4. Except for the rights expressly granted or waived to Library hereunder, Creator reserves to itself all intellectual and proprietary rights in the Work.

5. Creator agrees that Library is not responsible for protecting the work from misuse, copyright infringement, or unauthorized copying, distribution or deletion of Creator’s content by others. Accordingly, Creator releases and waives and agrees to hold Library and Sublicensee(s) harmless from any claims, damages, or liabilities resulting from their use of the Work and agrees not to bring any such claims against the released parties at any time in the future.

By signing this Release, Creator certifies that he/she has read, understands, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth above.