Who owns copyright in works of university authors?
Ownership of copyrights in works written as part of university responsibilities depends on the nature of the work. In keeping with academic tradition, copyrights in textbooks or other works of a primarily pedagogical or scholarly nature vest with the faculty author. Copyrights in faculty works of a commercial nature, such as a computer program that optimizes a telephone network, would belong to the university, at least in part, if the works were developed using university resources or developed under a university-managed sponsored research program. Royalty revenue from university licensing of copyrights is shared with faculty authors of the work and their research groups and administrative units.
