I've just checked with our Registry, and the authoritative judgment is
that students do not own the copyright of anything they write in exam
conditions, and have no right to a copy of what they write. However, the
presumption is that they own the copyright of anything else
(dissertations, theses, etc.), unless it is exploitable, and the
University can establish a financial interest on the basis of use of
University equipment, the intellectual input of supervisors, etc.
George.
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E.V.Brack
Sent: 21 April 2004 11:01
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> Surely students own the copyright in their work, unless they have
> expressly assigned it to the university? As far as I am aware, there
> is no such requirement at my institution (Leeds).
Apparently the IPR of any student work belongs to the University, as it
does with any work done by staff while employed by the university. I
didn't know this until this case came up.
Verity
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University of Sheffield
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