University academics as employees and creators of copyright works: university academics as owners of copyright?

Rahmatian, A. (2015) University academics as employees and creators of copyright works: university academics as owners of copyright? European Intellectual Property Review, 37(6), pp. 355-358.

Abstract

Examines whether the copyright in works created by academics are owned by themselves or their university employers, addressing: (1) the nature of these works; (2) how the academic's contract of service affects his or her employment status; and (3) the meaning of "in the course of employment" under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 s.11. Discusses how the issue is treated in the typical intellectual property policies of UK universities.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Rahmatian, Professor Andreas
• Authors: Rahmatian, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: European Intellectual Property Review
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell Ltd.
• ISSN: 0142-0461
• ISSN (Online): 0142-0461
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2015 Sweet and Maxwell
• First Published: First published in European Intellectual Property Review 37(6):355-358
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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