Your rights stay yours

Localization support is not an implied publishing-rights transfer.

A MAQUINE Studio engagement is a defined services relationship. You retain the original copyright, publishing rights, royalties, and creative control unless a separate written agreement explicitly says otherwise. Create a free account to prepare your works in a private workspace; project acceptance requires separate review.

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Publishing rights professionals examining an agreement and supporting edition documents

Under the signed agreement, you retain

Ownership and publishing control.

The original copyright and underlying work.
Publishing rights and territorial decisions.
Royalties and book-sale proceeds.
Creative approvals defined in the agreement.
The choice of where and how the finished edition is published.
The choice to decline optional distribution, publishing, or representation services.

The signed agreement may grant MAQUINE

Only the authorization needed to perform the work.

Only the permission stated in the agreement to securely analyze the submitted manuscript.
Only the permission stated in the agreement to localize, edit, quality-check, and process the contracted edition.
Permission to share confidential material only when the agreement and approved safeguards authorize the project specialist.
Permission to retain project records only for the counsel-approved operational and legal period.

No implied license

Separate opportunities require separate agreements.

Publishing under a MAQUINE imprint

Territorial or language-rights licensing

Distribution services

Rights representation

Royalty sharing

Long-term exclusivity

The agreement record

The contract must point to the exact work being purchased.

A complete agreement is not a checkbox. The Studio record binds the correct parties, verified manuscript, accepted quote, service scope, payment schedule, and rights statement into an accountable record.

Exact source record

Declared words and target market at proposal, followed by the verified manuscript version and file hash before production.

Exact scope

Localization, selected packages, add-ons, revisions, and delivery.

Exact commercial terms

Currency, total, payment split, schedule, and change-order rule.

Exact rights boundary

Limited processing authorization and no implied publishing, distribution, or royalty rights.

Your project proceeds under the scope and agreement accepted for that work. Optional publishing or rights representation requires its own explicit written agreement.

Plan the scope and request review before sharing a confidential file.

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