Student ownership rights in intellectual property may
be modified by agreement or other factors.
Policy
3.26 also contains several provisions that may modify ownership
rights of students in intellectual property. (Board Policy 3.26,
Part 4, Subpart B) For the most part, the modification of ownership
rights occurs when the parties involved enter into an agreement
before the intellectual property is even developed. These agreements
are helpful because they define roles and responsibilities (such
as who will provide funding, who will perform the work, whose
facilities will be used, deadlines for the completion of work,
etc.) as well as details relating to who ultimately will own
and control the work. The parties may agree to share ownership,
or one party may agree to own the work, but grant the others
the right to freely use the work in certain described circumstances.
The variations on these agreements are endless. They provide
a mechanism to consider and meet everyone's needs and to define
ownership interests from the start, thus avoiding later disputes.
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