On Friday 16 March 2012 13:12:45 Pranesh Prakash wrote:
> [email protected] [2012-03-16 10:54]:
> > On Friday 16 March 2012 03:08:44 Pranesh Prakash wrote:
> >> 1. Copyright for anything written in the course of employment (i.e., as
> >> part of employment) vests with the employer, unless there is a contract
> >> to the contrary.
> >
> > Not exactly. If it is a newspaper, periodical or similar publishing
> > house, in matters relating to reproduction for publication, the
> > newspaper, periodical, publishing house holds copyright. In all other
> > matters copyrights rests with the author.
>
> Not so. Section 17 of the Copyright Act deals with this, and it applies
> to all employment. (Note: consultancy is not employment, and is treated
> differently, and this applies whether it is code or op-eds. This is the
> work of hire vs. work for hire distinction.)
ok.
> > Thus, (imo) incase of plagiarism or use for some other creative / non
> > print publication or expression, it would be the author who has to object
> > or provide permissions.
>
> Moral rights ("author's special rights" in section 57 of the Copyright
> Act) always vest with the author.
>
> > What about govt / university funded research, which Vickram has raised.
>
> If it is produced as part of the person's employment at the university,
> by default the copyright in it vests in the university.
>
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Rgds
JTD
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