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Share Net International Ltd Authors Membership Info
Share Net International Limited
Authors Club Membership
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* 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. *
* *
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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