The Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council Inc (“AGMC”) is the publisher of the abstracts and conference materials produced as a result of the 2018 AGMC National Conference.
The AGMC may also create an audio or video recording of some or all of the presentations delivered at the conference.
Prior to confirming your acceptance as a presenter at the conference or a contributor to the conference materials, the AGMC requests that you grant to it the licence and permissions set out below. Please note that you will retain copyright ownership in your abstract and in the written notes or texts of your presentation, in addition to the moral rights you are entitled to as the author of the abstract and your presentation materials.
In consideration for the publication of your abstract and presentation materials (including any audio or video recordings made of your presentation):
1. You agree that the AGMC may record your presentation and that, subject to the licence you grant the AGMC in this agreement, the AGMC will own the copyright of the recorded work.
2. You hereby grant to the AGMC:
a) a non-exclusive and royalty fee-free licence to publish, reproduce, distribute (commercially or otherwise) display and store your presentation worldwide in all forms (including on the websites of the AGMC) and in formats and media now known or as may be developed in the future, including print, electronic and digital forms. For the avoidance of doubt electronic and digital forms shall include, but not limited to databases, CD-ROM and in formats accessible via electronic and digital networks and wireless transmission and communication systems; and
b) the exclusive right to retain any or all incomes resulting from clause (a) above including the downloading of the abstracts from the AGMC websites, as collected and distributed by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).
3. You give permission for a copy of any slides or hand-outs of your presentation to be made available online to all delegates following the conference.
4. You warrant that to the best of your knowledge and after making all reasonable inquires,
a) the abstract and any presentation materials are your original work, and do not infringe the intellectual property of rights of any other person or entity and cannot be construed as plagiarising any other published work;
b) the abstract and any presentation materials have not been published or substantially published previously;
c) the abstract and any presentation materials contain no statement that is abusive, defamatory, libellous, obscene, fraudulent nor, in any way, infringes the rights of others or is, in any other way, unlawful or a violation of applicable laws;
d) wherever possible and appropriate, any patient, client or participant in any research or clinical experiment or study who is mentioned in the abstract and any presentation material has given consent to the inclusion of material pertaining to them, and/or that they acknowledge and agree that they cannot be identified in the abstract and any presentation materials and that you will not identify them in any way; and
e) if the research and/or presentation was prepared jointly with other authors, you have been authorised by all co-authors to sign this agreement on their behalf, and to agree, on their behalf, to the order of names in the publication of the abstract and any presentation materials and you will notify the AGMC (in writing) of the names of any such co-authors.
5. You agree to indemnify and keep the AGMC indemnified in full against all loss, damaged, injury, costs and expenses (including legal and other professional fees and expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by the AGMC as a result of your breach of the warranties given in this agreement. 6. You agree that this agreement
a) is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria and that you will irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Victoria; and
b) may only be amended by a document signed by you and the AGMC.
6. You acknowledge and agree that the AGMC reserves the right
a) to make such editorial changes to the presentation materials (including any audio/video recording) as may be necessary to make them suitable for publication, or as considered reasonably necessary to avoid infringing third party rights or applicable laws and that it may contact you for clarification or additional information in order to facilitate this process; and
b) not to proceed with publication for whatever reason in its discretion.