Does Creative World School own all intellectual property rights in and to the Art displayed at the School?
Creative_World_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You agree that all decor of your School must be previously approved by us and must comply with our standards as described in the Manuals, which may be periodically revised.
We own all copyrights in and to all forms of Art displayed at the School, as well as all intellectual property rights in and to the Art.
You will not allow any of the Art to become a fixture to the School unless we provide you written permission to do so, and you will not display or use any of the Art in any Competitive Business of any kind.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–247)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Creative World School FDD, Creative World School owns all copyrights and intellectual property rights to the art displayed at the school. As a franchisee, you are not allowed to let any art become a fixture of the school without written permission from Creative World School. Additionally, you cannot display or use any art in any competitive business.
If a franchisee commissions art for their school, they are responsible for ensuring the artist assigns all rights, title, and interest in the art to Creative World School. If such an assignment is not possible, the franchisee must obtain an unconditional, royalty-free, worldwide, multi-site, multi-user, irrevocable, and freely assignable license for Creative World School to use, license, modify, reproduce, and make commercial and derivative use of the art. The franchisee must ensure that all individuals claiming intellectual property rights to the art sign the necessary assignments or licenses designated by Creative World School before the art is commissioned, utilized, purchased, or licensed.
Creative World School retains title to all art, and the franchisee cannot claim ownership or grant any security interest or lien on the art. The franchisee is responsible for discharging any liens asserted against the art, except those imposed by Creative World School. Unauthorized use of the Creative World School marks constitutes a breach of the franchise agreement and an infringement of Creative World School's rights. The franchisee's use of the marks and any goodwill established by such use will exclusively benefit Creative World School, and the agreement does not confer any goodwill or other interests in the marks to the franchisee, other than the right to operate the school in compliance with the agreement.