Common use of Ownership of Material Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Material. Unless otherwise provided, all Materials produced under this Contract shall be considered "works for hire" as defined by the U.S. Copyright Act and shall be owned by the Authority. The Authority shall be considered the author of such Materials. In the event the Materials are not considered “works for hire” under the U.S. Copyright laws, Contractor hereby irrevocably assigns all right, title, and interest in Materials, including all intellectual property rights, to the Authority effective from the moment of creation of such Materials. Materials means all items in any format and includes, but is not limited to, data, reports, documents, pamphlets, advertisements, books, magazines, surveys, studies, computer programs, films, tapes, and/or sound reproductions. Ownership includes the right to copyright, patent, register and the ability to transfer these rights. The Contractor shall exert all reasonable effort to advise the Authority, at the time of delivery of Materials furnished under this Contract, of all known or potential invasions of privacy contained therein and of any portion of such document which was not produced in the performance of this Contract. The Authority shall receive prompt written notice of each notice or claim of copyright infringement received by the Contractor with respect to any data delivered under this Contract. The Authority shall have the right to modify or remove any restrictive markings placed upon the data by the Contractor.

Ownership of Material. Unless otherwise provided, all Materials produced under this Contract shall be considered "works for hire" as defined by the U.S. Copyright Act and shall be owned by the AuthorityHCA. The Authority HCA shall be considered the author of such Materials. In the event the Materials are not considered “works for hire” under the U.S. Copyright laws, Contractor hereby irrevocably assigns all right, title, and interest in Materials, including all intellectual property rights, to the Authority HCA effective from the moment of creation of such Materials. Materials means all items in any format and includes, but is not limited to, dataData, reports, documents, pamphlets, advertisements, books, magazines, surveys, studies, computer programs, films, tapes, and/or sound reproductions. Ownership includes the right to copyright, patent, register and the ability to transfer these rights. The Contractor shall exert all reasonable effort to advise the AuthorityHCA, at the time of delivery of Materials furnished under this Contract, of all known or potential invasions of privacy contained therein and of any portion of such document which was not produced in the performance of this Contract. The Authority HCA shall receive prompt written notice of each notice or claim of copyright infringement received by the Contractor with respect to any data Data delivered under this Contract. The Authority HCA shall have the right to modify or remove any restrictive markings placed upon the data Data by the Contractor.