Re: Re: Copyright and Distance Education

Assuming the policy forms a valid employment contract (which is what I was thinking in the first place). I doubt that all university policies form valid employment contracts.

Brock

On 7/31/03 10:45 AM, "Fletcher, Eric" <FletcherE[_at_]darden.virginia.edu> wrote:

> Because contracts between the parties can supercede the default rules of
> the Copyright Act.
>
> Most University's have written policies which address this issue, and
> faculty and staff sign agreements to this end. One plus would be proof
> issues on when a work is created are eliminated. Also, given the dire
> financial situations many education institutions find themselves in due
> to state budget woes, the revenue streams from the sale of educational
> materials is one opinion many schools are looking into.
>
> However, most progressive institutions also have financial and career
> incentives in place to ensure that the Professors are probably rewarded
> for developing the materials.
>
> Eric L. Fletcher
> Attorney
> Darden Graduate School of Business
Received on Fri Aug 01 2003 - 20:10:03 GMT