LICENSING AGREEMENT
INTRODUCTION:
- The following Terms of Service (“TOS“) is a legal agreement between you or the employer or other entity on whose behalf you are entering into this agreement (“you” or “Licensee“) and Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd (the “Company”) and sets forth the rights and obligations with respect to any content available from the Company website, images (including author photographs) and words (the “Content”) licensed by you for the sole purpose of promoting the Pan Macmillan title to which the image relates (the “Book”).
- Please revisit the TOS when you intend to use or reproduce the Content. The Company reserves the right to modify the TOS at any time in its sole discretion.
AGREED TERMS OF SERVICE:
- GRANT OF RIGHTS
- The Company grants to the Licensee a free, non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to use the Content throughout in Australia, for a period of one year, solely for the promotion of the Book for both print and digital reproduction subject to the limitations set forth in this TOS.
- RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF VISUAL CONTENT
- The Licensee may not:
- use Content other than as expressly provided by the licence with respect to the Content.
- portray any person depicted in the Content in a way that a reasonable person would find offensive, including but not limited to depicting the person:
- in connection with pornography, “adult videos”, adult entertainment venues, escort services, dating services, or the like;
- in connection with the advertisement or promotion of tobacco products;
- in a political context, such as the promotion, advertisement or endorsement of any party, candidate, or elected official, or in connection with any political policy or viewpoint;
- as suffering from, or medicating for, a physical or mental ailment; or
- engaging in immoral or criminal activities;
- use any Content in a pornographic, defamatory, or deceptive context, or in a manner that could be considered libellous, obscene, or illegal;
- modify Content in a manner that changes the context of what is depicted;
- use Content for commercial purposes, including for reference, in any advertising, merchandise or other non-editorial contexts;
- use Content in a manner that infringes upon any third party’s trademark or other intellectual property, or would give rise to a claim of deceptive advertising or unfair competition;
- use any Content (in whole or in part) as a trademark, service mark, logo, or other indication of origin, or as part thereof;
- falsely represent, expressly or by way of reasonable implication, that any Content was created by you or a person other than the copyright holder(s) of that Content.
- The Licensee may not:
- WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITIES
- The Licensee releases the Company, its assignees and licensees from and against all claims that may arise from its use of the Content. The Licensee agrees to indemnify the Company for all costs and expenses that the Company incurs in the event that you breach any of the terms of this or any other agreement with the Company.
Matthew Johnstone had more than 15 years as a creative in advertising where he worked in Sydney, San Francisco and New York. He worked for some of the world's best agencies and won many industry awards.
In 2005 he published I Had a Black Dog, an illustrated book on what it is to suffer depression and what can be learnt from it. This book has been a best seller and is now published in more than 20 countries. In 2008, with his wife Ainsley, he published the sequel Living With a Black Dog, a guide to those who care for people living with depression.
Matthew, along with his co-author; James Kerr, published Alphabet of the Human Heart: The A to Zen of Life in 2009, a book about balance, in 2012, Quiet the Mind, an illustrated guide on how to meditate and in 2013, Capturing Mindfulness, a guide to being present in the moment through photography. His eighth book, The Big Little Book of Resilience, was published in 2015 and is about developing flexibility, acceptance and self-compassion when facing life challenges.
Matthew is a passionate mental health and wellbeing advocate.
He does consultancy work for the Black Dog Institute where he develops educational programs around mental health and resilience with some of the worlds leading psychiatrists, psychologists and researchers.
When he's not creating books or doing consultancy work he is often delivering keynotes or taking workshops. In 2014 he was invited to speak at the World Health Organization in Geneva. He delivers talks to community groups, schools, corporations, health resorts, sporting groups and the farming community. Matthew has spoken all over Australia, New Zealand and parts or Europe.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in Sydney.
matthewjohnstone.com.au