Common use of USE, ACCESS, AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Clause in Contracts

USE, ACCESS, AND OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. A. Institutional Materials (College-Owned Materials) The College owns, may use, and have unlimited access to materials developed as part of the faculty member's work which supports the institution's relationship with governmental agencies and accrediting bodies. These "institutional materials" include but are not limited to any reports, forms or other documents prepared for curriculum approval, program evaluation, accreditation, grant applications, grant soliciting, departmental syllabi, and course reference files. B. Instructional Materials (Faculty-Owned Materials) Faculty members own and may use and have unlimited access to any "instructional materials" which they create, including, but not limited to, syllabi, handouts, study guides, artistic renderings such as sculptures or drawings, models and other instructional materials prepared for any course regardless of the method of course delivery. Instructional materials may be in the form of written or printed work, artistic media, videotape, audiotape, computer disk, compact disc or other physical or electronic forms.