Re: Re: "University as author?"

On Aug 16, 2005, at 5:30 PM, Agenbroad, James ((Civ,ARL/CISD)) wrote:

> I think that I would modify "done on company time" to "allowed or
> directed to do on company time"
>

But the law of master-servant, agency, and employer-employee in every jurisdiction with which I am familiar says otherwise. "Done on company time" is a factor -- not a determinant, just a factor. So even if you would modify it, the law, so far as I am familiar with it, does not. Obviously if one is "allowed" or "directed", the inference of the work being within the scope is stronger, but that does NOT take away the "done on company time" as a factor.

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