Developing an Institutional Intellectual Property Policy
List of Resources used in drafting an IP policy
The following articles were reviewed as a first step in drafting an Intellectual Property Ownership policy for CUA.
Intellectual Property Meets Information Technology
by Educause
The Media Production Model: An Alternative Approach to Intellectual Property Rights in Distributed Education
By Sarah Stein, published in Educause, Jan-Feb. 2001.
Courseware Development for Distance Education: Issue and Policy models for Faculty Ownership
by Kimberly Kelley
Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials? Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment
by Carol A. Twigg, part of the Pew Learning and Technology Program
Ownership of New Works at the University: Unbundling of Rights and the Pursuit of Higher Learning: Part of a Discussion Series by the Consortium of Educational Technology for University Systems
Intellectual Property and New Media Technologies: A Framework for Policy Development at AAU Institutions:
A Report to the AAU Digital Networks and Intellectual Property Management Committee by the Intellectual Property Task Force
Developing a Comprehensive Copyright Policy to Facilitate Online Learning
by Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System, Austin, Texas
Who Owns the Copyright? Managing and Developing Intellectual Property Policies
Lex Collegi, A Legal Newsletter for Independent Higher Education Vol 24, No. 2, Fall 2000.
Who Owns the Right to Instructional Materials? Rethinking Intellectual Property at the University
Conference Summary and Report to the Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Developing a Distance Education Policy for the 21st Century
published by the American Council on Education.
Intellectual Property and Conflict of Commitment: Comparison of Peer Institutional Policies
MIT Jan. 2001
Statement on Copyright
American Association of University Professors
Online Teaching: The Battle in Cyberspace
New York Times Education Life Supplement, Aug. 6, 2000
(available from Office of General Counsel, also accessible from Aladin)
Who Owns Course Materials Prepared by a Teacher or Professor? The Application of Copyright Law to Teaching Materials in the Internet Age
Georgia Holmes and Daniel Levin 2000 BYU Educ. & L. J. 165
(available from OGC and from LEXIS-NEXIS on Aladin)
Copyright Considerations in Distance Education and Technology-Mediated Instruction
by Kenneth Salomon of Dow, Lohnes and Albertson, PLLC (July 5, 2000)
Articles published after Draft of Policy
A New Frontier
by Karen Singer (April 2001)
List of IP Policies at other Institutions that were reviewed
The following policies were reviewed in drafting an IP ownership policy for CUA.
Duke University Policy on Intellectual Property Rights
(adopted 2000)
Georgetown University Policies and Procedures Section VIII: Copyright and Collections of Information:
Draft Version 8 (12/12/00)
The George Washington University Copyright Policy
(revised and readopted Oct. 23, 1998)
Harvard University: Statement of Policy in Regard to Inventions, Patents and Copyrights
(last amended Aug. 10, 1998)
Indiana University Intellectual Property Policy
(adopted 5/9/97)
Kansas Board of Regents Draft Recommendations of the Task Force on Intellectual Property
and Kansas Board of Regents Intellectual Property (Approved 11/19/98)
MIT Intellectual Property and Conflict of Commitment
(Dec. 15, 2000)
Stanford University Copyright Policy
(revised Dec. 22, 1998)
Tufts University Policy on Rights and Responsibilities with Respect to Intellectual Property
(Dec. 29, 1998)
University of Illinois Policy on Patents and Copyrights
(approved Sept. 3, 1998)
University of Maryland System Intellectual Property Policy
(second discussion draft, proposed Aug. 29, 2000)
University of Minnesota Intellectual Property Policy
(Oct. 8, 1999)
University of North Carolina: Copyright Use and Ownership Policy of the University of North Carolina
(adopted Nov. 10, 2000) (copy available from Office of General Counsel)
University of North Texas Distributed Learning Policy
(approved Feb. 11, 2000)
University of Texas System Administrative Policy Regarding Disclosure, Distribution and Licensing of Software
