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STAFF RIGHTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Introduction
Development of Intellectual Property Rights
Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights
Roles and Responsibilities
Dispute Resolution
Sample Forms and Agreements
Resources
Encoded Works

   
Encoded works created by a professional staff member are owned by the college or university, except as otherwise provided in the policy.
   
Encoded works are "creations that are software and other technologies for the electronic capture, storage, retrieval, transformation, display, or transmission of information." (Board Policy 3.26, Part 4, Subpart A.3) Examples of encoded works include:

·   computer programs
·   multi-media CD Rom presentations
·   web pages
   

“Intellectual property rights in encoded works created by a professional staff member belong to the college or university unless an agreement, sponsorship agreement, or other condition . . . provides otherwise." (Board Policy 3.26, Part 4, Subpart A.3)
   
 
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