Share Net International Ltd Authors Membership Info Share Net International Limited Authors Club Membership ****************************************************************************** * * * Share Net International are looking for new software authors for all * * types of computer. If you are an author, producing any type of software, * * and are not getting the rewards you desire then please read this Authors * * Club membership document. Share Net International pay you royalties on * * ALL COPIES of your software registered with SNI, sold World-wide. * * * ****************************************************************************** 1. What is Share Net International? Share Net International Ltd (referred to as SNI), is an International Computer Club. Traditionally, software authors have had two options to move their software into the market place: retail it, or distribute it as shareware. Retailing is not open to most shareware authors as it requires acceptance by major software vendors. Shareware distribution usually results in high market penetration, but a very low level of registrations, and hence an unfair and inadequate level of income to the author. For most software authors there has been no alternative until now! SNI are pioneering a new approach to marketing software. We use a method similar to shareware distribution, called Sharenetting. Software that is sold through Sharenetting is called Payware. Payware is different to shareware in two very significant ways: 1. If you register the Payware that you use, you will be licensed to distribute it as a vendor.Simply spread the Payware as you would shareware and get paid a commission by encouraging others to register the copies that you supply. Pay and get paid! 2. SNI guarantee to pay a ten percent royalty to the author on all sales of the Authors own Payware registered with SNI Currently, a computer games addict has only the challenge of the game. The vision of SNI is to create an international "computer club", with world rankings and international tournaments for their most challenging and popular games. Play the game, get a high score, then place yourself on the world hi-score table for that game! Prizes will be awarded to tournament winners. SNI provide a total entertainment service, from which you can earn an income. We would like to hear from: Users of software, Software authors, Software houses, Small businesses, Schools, Parents,Teachers and PTAs, Students, Bulletin Boards, Software Libraries. Share Net International Ltd Authors Membership Info 2. Authors Contract Details Software authors may be registered with SNI, as club members. This allows SNI to pay authors sponsorship and group payments for spreading their own and other software, as well as receiving their royalty payments. If an author is submitting software to SNI, and that software is accepted for marketing by SNI, then the author does not need to register an existing SNI product when applying for club membership. Any club member may submit software to SNI, for evaluation. If the software is accepted, then the club member will continue to receive club member sponsorship and group payments, but will also receive 10% royalties on all copies of their software sold world-wide. Once an authors software has been accepted, our Authors Contract SNI 19493 must be signed and completed in full. SNI will only start marketing a software product, and paying the author 10% royalties on all sales of that product, after this form has been returned and completed with the software to be marketed (including the source code, where applicable, to prove ownership). Signature of contract form SNI 19493 by SNI and by the author, constitutes SNI as the distributor for the product and all variations and enhancements world-wide on an exclusive basis for six months and thereafter on a non exclusive basis. SNI shall determine the introductory text reserving the authors copyright and SNI's rights, which shall be incorporated in all copies of the product originating from SNI. Except for ensuring this precaution, SNI shall be under no liability to the author for breaches of copyright by SNI club members or other third parties. SNI guarantee to pay a ten percent royalty (10% of registration cost excluding VAT, any handling charges, and postage) to an author on all copies of that authors software, registered with SNI by club members world-wide. Payment of royalties will be made monthly unless agreed otherwise. Junior authors may submit software to SNI, but the contract will be made between the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the junior author and SNI. Any commissions must, for legal reasons, be paid into a bank account in trust until the junior author reaches 18 years of age. SNI will not be held responsible for such commissions after they have been paid into the trust account. Before submitting software to SNI with this contract, please ensure that the software is free from all known viruses. The author will be liable for all damages arising to SNI and club members for any defect in the original product and may be sued for compensation accordingly. To protect our club members and the good name of our authors, SNI will submit details of any author found to be maliciously including viruses with their software to the appropriate authorities. Share Net International Ltd Authors Membership Info All software products submitted to SNI must, of course, advertise Share Net International Ltd., and the SNI document disk (which will contain the club membership and authors contract documents). The phone number of SNI must also be included. Authors are free to use their imagination in thinking of ways to encourage potential club members to read the club membership and authors contract documents, find out more, and register the product. Such front cover adverts must be approved by SNI before release of the product. All software products submitted to SNI must be free from copyright restrictions held by third parties and must be legally marketable. This applies to all aspects of the software product including concept, code, sound track and graphics. The author will fully compensate SNI for any litigation (including all damages payable to third parties and legal costs) arising with regard to copyright infringement which is the legal responsibility of the author of that software. Please therefore ensure that all of your software is original, and does not cause copyright infringements. SNI recommend that their authors consider taking measures to protect the intellectual property in their software, before it is marketed. This is particularly important for software products based on a totally new concept. SNI do not place any demands on their authors with regard to taking of protective measures. SNI do not place a limit on the number of products marketed for an author, but reserve the right to select which ones they deem suitable, and to request quality or functional enhancements to the software before marketing it. When a product is accepted, SNI will use reasonable efforts to ensure successful marketing of that product. SNI have entire control of the terms and method of marketing and give the author no guarantee of the success of the marketing or minimum royalty income. SNI shall be free to select the name under which the product will be marketed and all rights in the name will remain with SNI. In the event of the death of an Author, all commissions payable to that author on future sales of their software product(s) can be passed on in a will (i.e. to a relative, friend, charity, etc.). If required, on payment of a standard fee by the author, SNI will arrange for its auditors to send to the author a certificate verifying the correct amount of royalty payments. 3. Help our Charities The board of directors of SNI intend to pay an annual donation to charity. We intend to support children's charities, nature and environmental charities, and medical research into diseases such as MS, AIDS, etc. Share Net International Ltd Authors Membership Info 4. Conduct and Ethics To ensure that we all grow as one very successful International Club, we must all maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics. Any author or club member found to be bringing the name of SNI, its club members, or its authors into disrepute may, at the discretion of SNI, lose their SNI membership and its benefits. To protect our existing club members and authors, SNI will almost certainly terminate the membership of any club member found to be maliciously spreading one or more software viruses and report them to the appropriate authorities. Share Net International Ltd. "A World Of Business, Education and Games" * Register Your "Software" And Make Money * International Club Membership * Help UK. & International Charities * 50% Of SNI's Net Turnover Paid To Its Club Members. * Royalties To Software Authors More Software Authors Always Welcome If what you have just read sounds interesting, then send your software to SNI for evaluation, with a signed authors contract, to the following address. Please make sure that your software conforms to SNI's quality standards before sending it for evaluation. For any further Information, please contact:- Share Net International Ltd. Peterswell Lake, Roadwater, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0LE, England. Telephone Washford (0984) 40348 Fax. Washford (0984) 41171