Common use of Ownership and Rights in Data Clause in Contracts

Ownership and Rights in Data. Work produced as a result of this solicitation/contract is and shall remain the sole property of the Maryland Department of Health (MDH). A. The Department may duplicate, use and disclose in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and have others do so, all data delivered under the contract resulting from this solicitation, except where such use may contravene Federal or State guidelines or Regulations. The Contractor hereby grants to the Department a royalty free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to publish, translate, reproduce, deliver, perform, dispose of, and to authorize others to do so, all data now or hereafter covered by copyright; provided that with respect to data originated in the performance of this contract, such license shall be only to the extent that the Vendor has the right to grant such license without becoming liable to pay compensation to others because of such grant. The Contractor shall exert all reasonable effort to advise the Department, at the time of delivery of data furnished under this agreement, of all invasions of the right of privacy contained therein and of all portions of such data copied from work not composed or produced in the performance of this agreement and not licensed under this clause. The Contractor shall report to the Department, promptly and in written detail, each notice or claim of copyright infringement received by the Contractor with respect to all data delivered under this agreement. B. The Contractor agrees that at all times during the term of this contract and thereafter, the works created and services performed shall be "works made for hire" as that term is interpreted under U.S. copyright law. To the extent that any products created under this contract are not works for hire for the Department, the Contractor hereby relinquishes, transfers, and assigns to the Department all of its rights, title, and interest (including all intellectual property rights) to all such products created under this contract, and will cooperate reasonably with the Department in effectuating and registering any necessary assignments. The Department shall have the right to use such works for hire without restriction and without compensation to the Contractor other than that specifically provided by the contract. The Contractor shall not affix any restrictive markings to such works and if such markings are affixed, the Department shall have the right at any time to modify, remove, obliterate, or ignore such markings.

Ownership and Rights in Data. Work produced as a result of this solicitation/contract is and shall remain the sole property of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MDHDHMH). A. The Department may duplicate, use and disclose in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and have others do so, all data delivered under the contract resulting from this solicitation, except where such use may contravene Federal or State guidelines or Regulations. The Contractor hereby grants to the Department a royalty free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to publish, translate, reproduce, deliver, perform, dispose of, and to authorize others to do so, all data now or hereafter covered by copyright; provided that with respect to data originated in the performance of this contract, such license shall be only to the extent that the Vendor has the right to grant such license without becoming liable to pay compensation to others because of such grant. The Contractor shall exert all reasonable effort to advise the Department, at the time of delivery of data furnished under this agreement, of all invasions of the right of privacy contained therein and of all portions of such data copied from work not composed or produced in the performance of this agreement and not licensed under this clause. The Contractor shall report to the Department, promptly and in written detail, each notice or claim of copyright infringement received by the Contractor with respect to all data delivered under this agreement. B. The Contractor agrees that at all times during the term of this contract and thereafter, the works created and services performed shall be "works made for hire" as that term is interpreted under U.S. copyright law. To the extent that any products created under this contract are not works for hire for the Department, the Contractor hereby relinquishes, transfers, and assigns to the Department all of its rights, title, and interest (including all intellectual property rights) to all such products created under this contract, and will cooperate reasonably with the Department in effectuating and registering any necessary assignments. The Department shall have the right to use such works for hire without restriction and without compensation to the Contractor other than that specifically provided by the contract. The Contractor shall not affix any restrictive markings to such works and if such markings are affixed, the Department shall have the right at any time to modify, remove, obliterate, or ignore such markings.