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Traditional faculty authored works: Faculty members retain full ownership of scholarly or creative works they produce as part of their traditional obligation to publish such works and the university’s tradition of upholding academic freedom.
There are three exceptions:
1) When work is created as part of a specific assigned duty outside of the scope of ordinary teaching and research obligations under a specific work for hire rationale (for example, in helping to prepare a departmental or university report), the copyright belongs to the university;
2) When the university has made
a substantial direct investment in a faculty authored work (also defined as an
exceptional use of institutional resources), the university and the author may
share copyright. The definition of a substantial university investment is a
direct expenditure of at least $10,000 or 25 percent of a faculty member’s
salary, whichever is greater. General support for faculty in terms of library
facilities, information technology that supports teaching and learning or
office space shall not be included in assessing substantial investment. Terms
for sharing of copyright shall be developed through the university’s
Intellectual Property Committee.
3) Distance Learning Materials - Distance learning materials and courseware created by faculty without the substantial use of university resources, or not as part of a directed work as listed above in B (1), shall remain the property of the faculty member. If the development of distance learning materials or courseware has required substantial use of university resources, or as part of a directed work, the university will own the copyright, but the faculty member and the university will both retain a non-exclusive license to use these materials in educational settings, even if the faculty member leaves the university. Should there be any commercial potential for the materials or courseware developed with substantial use of university resources, the faculty member and the university shall share in any revenues per the royalty distribution matrix described in this policy.