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Thanks John,
From Oxford's website with regard to students:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/intellectual-property?wssl=1#
This is very concise but I'm not sure it's absolutely clear. Granted there's much more clarity in the document you are directed to, but as a starter for ten it seems to be saying the opposite of what you are saying, that the university does have a right to decide what students do and don't own. By extension, staff seem to be treated more liberally, but with some restrictions.
Custom and protocol vs rules and law?
A little confused
John
John Lea
Hi John
Yes this is timely and important. As a general rule students own the IP in their work not the college or university - its a common misconception however. If the institution does claim ownership it is likely to be struck down in court as an unfair contract (quite rightly inmho). Many educational institutions have little or no policy in this area.
Also as a general rule the employer owns the academic staff IP - but that is often not followed in reality (custom and practice as they say in legal circles) as academics often sign over the IP in their work to get published in journals.
All the Best
John
On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Lea, John ([log in to unmask]) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi everyone,
For my latest project I want to prepare some guidance notes for colleges (some of whom are new to running HE courses) on the subject of intellectual property.
I would be delighted if anyone would be willing to share with me any of your institutions’ documents, or relevant paragraphs, which touch on this subject, and which you think are very clear and concise.
If you send anything to me directly I will use it anonymously or acknowledge it as agreed. But if you have any general comments on this subject please post a `reply all’.
Couple of pointers:
1 Here’s a fictitious scenario I’d like to frame some guidance around:
At the end of an externally funded research project I decide to produce an offshoot monograph style document. My institution agrees to publish it in house and make it open access. I then get approached by a company who sees the potential for an interactive toolkit to be developed as an additional commercial resource. At this point I start to worry about who owns what in all this, and realise I need advice…
2 With `student as partners' initiatives sprouting up around the sector I’m wondering whether there are any clear statements about IP in relation to students – for example, would the same protocols apply to students that apply to staff, or not…
Best
John
John Lea
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