Documents & Data; Licensing of Intellectual Property. This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for DISTRICT to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by CONTRACTOR under this Agreement (“Documents & Data”). All Documents & Data shall be and remain the property of DISTRICT, and shall not be used in whole or in substantial part by CONTRACTOR on other projects or services without DISTRICT'S express written permission. Within thirty (30) days following the completion, suspension, abandonment or termination of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall provide to DISTRICT reproducible copies of all Documents & Data, in a form and amount required by DISTRICT. DISTRICT reserves the right to select the method of document reproduction and to establish where the reproduction will be accomplished. The reproduction expense shall be borne by DISTRICT at the actual cost of duplication. In the event of a dispute regarding the amount of compensation to which the CONTRACTOR is entitled under the termination provisions of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall provide all Documents & Data to DISTRICT upon payment of the undisputed amount. CONTRACTOR shall have no right to retain or fail to provide to DISTRICT any such documents pending resolution of the dispute. In addition, CONTRACTOR shall retain copies of all Documents & Data on file for a minimum of fifteen (15) years following completion of services under this Agreement, and shall make copies available to DISTRICT upon the payment of actual reasonable duplication costs. Before destroying the Documents & Data following this retention period, CONTRACTOR shall make a reasonable effort to notify DISTRICT and provide DISTRICT with the opportunity to obtain the documents.
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Samples: Independent Contractor Services Agreement, Independent Contractor Services Agreement, Independent Contractor Services Agreement
