Staff Rights in Intellectual Property
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)
