Software Protection in the European Union and France, Part 2
This part deals with licensing agreements and contracts of assignment.
Copyright in Software may be assigned or licensed to others. All assignments and licenses must be in writing to be valid. The simple transfer of the physical possession of a copy of the Software does not constitue an assignment of copyright pertaining to the Software. Without contract, no right(s) is assumed to have been assigned.
The following document gives clear examples and provides sample clauses for contracts.