Common use of Copyright Ownership Clause in Contracts

Copyright Ownership. 10.2.1 The copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns except when limited by sections 10.2.2 and 10.2.3. 10.2.2 Where copyrightable material has been prepared or created as a part of regularly assigned duties, and/or was developed under circumstances whereby the production of the copyright material is or was dependent upon a direct allocation of OC funds, staff, equipment or other resources (direct support), the copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns. OC shall have the right in perpetuity to use, free of charge, for research or for any of its education programs such copyrighted material. 10.2.3 When one or more employees: a) have been hired (full or part time) in an appointment to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or b) are given specifically defined release time (full or part time) from usual duties, to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or c) are paid in addition to their regular rate of pay for their time in an appointment to produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, the copyright to such copyrightable material shall be retained by OC. The employee(s) shall have the right, in perpetuity, to display, use, or quote selections of such material in other written, recorded, or artistic work. 10.2.4 When OC has the rights to the copyright, and OC chooses not to register the copyrightable material, the employee shall gain the rights to the copyright if the employee chooses to register the copyrightable material and section

Copyright Ownership. 10.2.1 The copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns except when limited by sections 10.2.2 and 10.2.3. 10.2.2 Where copyrightable material has been prepared or created as a part of regularly assigned duties, and/or was developed under circumstances whereby the production of the copyright material is or was dependent upon a direct allocation of OC funds, staff, equipment or other resources (direct support), the copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns. OC shall have the right in perpetuity to use, free of charge, for research or for any of its education programs such copyrighted material. 10.2.3 When one or more employees: a) have been hired (full or part time) in an appointment to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or b) are given specifically defined release time (full or part time) from usual duties, to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or c) are paid in addition to their regular rate of pay for their time in an appointment to produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, the copyright to such copyrightable material shall be retained by OC. The employee(s) shall have the right, in perpetuity, to display, use, or quote selections of such material in other written, recorded, or artistic work. 10.2.4 When OC has the rights to the copyright, and OC chooses not to register the copyrightable material, the employee shall gain the rights to the copyright if the employee chooses to register the copyrightable material and sectionsection 10.2.2 shall apply. 10.2.5 When the employees have the right to copyright and where there is a dispute over ownership of such copyright, then the dispute shall be resolved by third party arbitration at the employees’ expense. 10.2.6 Research associates shall be given rights of authorship for any published material to which their work contributes.

Copyright Ownership. 10.2.1 9.2.1 The copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns except when limited by sections 10.2.2 9.2.2 and 10.2.39.2.3. 10.2.2 9.2.2 Where copyrightable material has been prepared or created as a part of regularly assigned duties, and/or was developed under circumstances whereby the production of the copyright material is or was dependent upon a direct allocation of OC funds, staff, equipment or other resources (direct support), the copyright to all copyrightable material shall be the sole property of the employee(s) and shall be retained throughout his or her lifetime and upon his or her death by his or her heirs and/or assigns. OC shall have the right in perpetuity to use, free of charge, for research or for any of its education programs such copyrighted material. 10.2.3 9.2.3 When one or more employees: a) have been hired (full or part time) in an appointment to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or b) are given specifically defined release time (full or part time) from usual duties, to create and produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, or c) are paid in addition to their regular rate of pay for their time in an appointment to produce specific material for OC which may be copyrightable, the copyright to such copyrightable material shall be retained by OC. The employee(s) shall have the right, in perpetuity, to display, use, or quote selections of such material in other written, recorded, or artistic work. 10.2.4 9.2.4 When OC has the rights to the copyright, and OC chooses not to register the copyrightable material, the employee shall gain the rights to the copyright if the employee chooses to register the copyrightable material and sectionsection 9.2.2 shall apply. 9.2.5 When the employees have the right to copyright and where there is a dispute over ownership of such copyright, then the dispute shall be resolved by third party arbitration at the employees’ expense. 9.2.6 Research associates shall be given rights of authorship for any published material to which their work contributes.