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Special Considerations Involving Copyright
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From page 17... ... VI. Special Considerations Involving Copyright In some research agreements, copyrightable intellectual property, which may take various forms, is treated differently than patentable intellectual property.15 Definitions relevant to issues of copyright in research agreements: "Author" means the person, using his or her own independent efforts, who creates an original work by translating an idea into a fixed, tangible expression that is entitled to copyright protection. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... Many university intellectual property policies do not claim these "scholarly Contract language for "Information and data" -- The Sponsor may use all information and data developed by the University under the research agreement, except as otherwise specified, that is obtained by Sponsor, in any manner without further license from or payment to the University. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... Universities, however, will generally not assign title or give an exclusive license to the source code, if this would impede their ability to use such code for other research or to make derivative works, or to use it to create and license out object code for applications other than the sponsor's. Contract language for "Research reports" -- University hereby assigns its copyright to the Research Report to Sponsor. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... Generally, the university will retain the non-exclusive right to make derivative works for its own purposes, even if it grants the sponsor an exclusive license to the software and to derivative works. Contract language for "Derivative works" -- In the event that Sponsor acquires a license to copyrightable University Intellectual Property, such license specifically includes the right of the Sponsor to make Derivative Works, subject to the definition of University Intellectual Property agreed to by the parties. Read the entire page →

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... VI. Special Considerations Involving Copyright In some research agreements, copyrightable intellectual property, which may take various forms, is treated differently than patentable intellectual property.15 Definitions relevant to issues of copyright in research agreements: "Author" means the person, using his or her own independent efforts, who creates an original work by translating an idea into a fixed, tangible expression that is entitled to copyright protection.

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... Many university intellectual property policies do not claim these "scholarly Contract language for "Information and data" -- The Sponsor may use all information and data developed by the University under the research agreement, except as otherwise specified, that is obtained by Sponsor, in any manner without further license from or payment to the University.

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... Universities, however, will generally not assign title or give an exclusive license to the source code, if this would impede their ability to use such code for other research or to make derivative works, or to use it to create and license out object code for applications other than the sponsor's. Contract language for "Research reports" -- University hereby assigns its copyright to the Research Report to Sponsor.

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... Generally, the university will retain the non-exclusive right to make derivative works for its own purposes, even if it grants the sponsor an exclusive license to the software and to derivative works. Contract language for "Derivative works" -- In the event that Sponsor acquires a license to copyrightable University Intellectual Property, such license specifically includes the right of the Sponsor to make Derivative Works, subject to the definition of University Intellectual Property agreed to by the parties.

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Special Considerations Involving Copyright Pages 17-20

Special Considerations Involving Copyright
Pages 17-20