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Comprehensive Standard 3.2.14

The institution’s policies are clear concerning ownership of materials, compensation, copyright issues, and the use of revenue derived from the creation and production of all intellectual property. These policies apply to students, faculty, and staff. (Intellectual property rights)

aCompliance ___Partial Compliance ___Non-Compliance

Narrative:

Lawson State Community College’s policy regarding the ownership of materials, compensation, copyright issues, and the use of revenue derived from the creation and production of all intellectual property are clearly written, published, and distributed. The policy was originally adopted by the college leadership on February 3, 2000. It was revised and re-adopted by the Administrative Cabinet on September 15, 2008. (Administrative Cabinet Minutes) The policy is located in the Institutional Policies and Procedures Manual. (Intellectual Property Policy). The Faculty/Staff Handbook is located on the college’s intranet, on CD and when requested, is available in hardcopy. The policy is located on the Blackboard (Blackboard Post) announcement page and is accessible to all officially enrolled students. The policy is located in the Faculty/Staff Handbook as well.

Governed under this policy are the following:

· Scope – the policy applies to all full-time and part-time faculty, staff, administrators, and students; it includes work that is created, authored, conceived, or invented, in whose or in part, by the aforementioned groups during the period of employment, attendance or other relationship. Intellectual property means patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets including, but not limited to know-how, show-how, processes, unique materials, inventions, books, articles, study guides, syllabi, workbooks, manuals, bibliographies, instructional packages, writings, art works, musical compositions and performances, literary works, architecture, tests, video or audio recordings, films, slides, transparencies, charts, graphic materials, photographic or similar visual materials, film strips, multi-media materials, three-dimensional materials, exhibits, software, databases, models, machines, devices, designs, apparatus, instrumentation, circuits, computer programs, and visualizations, biological materials, chemicals, other compositions of matter, plants, and records of research.

· Disclosure – disclosure must be in writing to the Vice President for Instructional Services

· Ownership

· College ownership-results from substantial LSCC support including but not limited to college facilities, equipment, staff support, financial support, computing and graphic services.

· Member ownership-results when intellectual property is created, authored, conceived, or invented wholly independent of scope of employment or relationship with the College.

· Procedures for securing ownership for intellectual property

· Revenues-entitled to receive not less than 40% (unless otherwise negotiated) of the net proceeds of royalties received by the College

· Intellectual property developed under third party contracts

· Student ownership – students enrolled at the college are governed by similar policy

· Use of intellectual property

· Pre-Existing Works

· Copyrightable works

· Fair use of Pre-Existing Works of Others

Documentation:

Documentation	Location
LSCC Administrative Cabinet on September 15, 2008.	Administrative Cabinet Minutes
Pages 425 – 433 of the Policies and Procedures Manual Intellectual Property Policy	Intellectual Property Policy
Blackboard post with the Intellectual Property Policy	Blackboard Post