BOARD POLICY SERIES NUMBER: 6060
TITLE: COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Copyright:
Respect for intellectual labor and
creativity is vital to the sound operation of the college. It is the policy of Linn-Benton Community
College to adhere to copyright restrictions on published items in all software,
electronic, video, audio, print, and yet-to-be developed mediums. Violations of original integrity, including
plagiarism, invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, and trade secret and
copyright violations are not tolerated.
The college will avail itself of
educational discounts, site licenses, or other legitimate advances provided by
authorized agents or vendors of copyrighted materials. Administrative Rules that govern the use and
duplication of copyrighted materials will be reviewed annually for currency
with applicable laws and compliance with fair use principles.
Administrative:
The ownership and benefits of
copyrights and other rights concerning the development of instructional
materials, patents, products, or processes will be governed by an agreement
covering the project. This agreement
will be written between the college and the individual involved, clearly stating
the right and responsibilities of both parties and the conditions of the
agreement.
Materials produced for the college, on
the direct assignment of college personnel and with production costs assumed by
the college, will become college property.
The college will copyright materials at its discretion and will control
all rights to the materials, including any uses of materials produced for the
interest of others.
When materials are produced under an
agreement in which the college undertakes partial support for a project, either
in professional time involved or in production costs of the project, all rights
in the resulting product will be the college's for
free use by the college. Rights on any
returns which may accrue from uses outside of Linn-Benton Community College
will be granted to the college and to the persons creating the products on the
basis of percentage share determined by the original investment and reflecting
the prorated production effort each party invested in the project. Copyrights
will be held by the college for the interests of all those concerned in the
agreement.
When materials are produced under an
agreement in which the college provides no support but simply acts as the
production sponsor, the party for whom the college provides such services will
be charged at the going commercial rate for such services in the Mid-Willamette
area. The college shall not subsidize
private interest production with public funds.
All rights in such materials will accrue to the person for whom they are
produced.
Bargaining Unit Employees:
Copyrights, patents, and the
development of instructional materials by bargaining unit employees are subject
to collective bargaining agreements and shall be governed by the respective
agreements; failing such provisions, Board policies and administrative rules
shall apply.
DATE OF ADOPTION: 5/12/83; DATES OF REVISION: 6/17/87, 6/20/90 and 3/17/93