Bill: No I do not... Those copyright grants are a part of any good contract. I've always had to sign one, specifically granting rights to the companies I've worked for, if the work was done with company resources ( including time ).
The contract specifying rights of work to the corporate entity is the standard these days, not the exception. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Missett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: CS>regulations > > I believe the BYU staff microbiologists, as authors, own the copyright > rights > under the revised 1987 copyright law, unless their BYU contract specifically > states all published papers are the sole property of the university. Do you > know > if the copyright has been registered with the Library of Congress? > > The situation certainly presents some pretty sticky legal issues, to be > sure. But sorting out the copyright ownership process should be a simple > matter, bullyboy BYU attorneys or not: The authors own the copyright, > unless > their contracts give BYU the rights to all published work. > > What is the ASAP website URL? > > Thanks for your information and insight. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SilverMedicine.org" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:31 AM > Subject: Re: CS>regulations > > > > Malcom: > > > > Yes, the issue at hand is not the validity of the studies done by the fine > > microbiologists at Brigham Young University, but rather the > administration's > > attempt to seperate the University from the study done. > > > > The testing was not sponsored by the university. Since the testing was > done > > on university property, with university equipment, and done on university > > paid time, I believe that the university owns the work done, although they > > do not display any copyrights with the work ( which is part of the problem > > here ). > > > > BYU lawyers have been using strong-arm tactics to try to remove the > > University's name from the study... and more. They also want to reserve > > their copyright. However, they refuse to, from what I have seen, > > acknowledge the copyright in print, in a manner that fits the legal > > definition of copyright display and notification of infringement. > > > > This is certainly not an issue with the staff at BYU... I was told that > the > > head microbiologist only wanted the study available through ASAP, as it > was > > their product that was tested. He did not want other, perhaps inferior > > products, profiting from the work done -- especially since doing so is > truly > > misrepresenting the work. > > > > This is certainly understandable, although while I would term ASAP silver > an > > effective silver, it is hardly one of the best out there. > > > > The BYU study information will be forever available through our website. > > Currently, I simply give a brief synopsis, and link over to ASAP. If ASAP > > is ever forced to take the study down, I will relocate the data. > > > > The problem I have is not with the University's position. The problem I > > have is with trying to remove information from the public domain, and > doing > > so with unethical methods. I'm a very strong freedom of speech advocate. > > > > I have quite a bit of information that I cannot release to the public > > domain... Respecting those who have done work, that, if it gained too > much > > attention, might jeopardize the work being done. I see this as different > > from microbiologists granting newspaper interviews, and then a University > > trying to come up behind and clean it all up for political reasons. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Jason > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 4:39 AM > > Subject: Re: CS>regulations > > > > > > > They didn't deny it, just insisted it was not for public consumption and > > any use > > > of it would be met with legal(istic) sanction. I believe Jason > > (silvermedicine ?? > > > site) has the whole bit including his response to the threat. > > > > > > Ian Roe wrote: > > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > > > Hasn't the Brigham Young research report already been debunked? I > > thought > > > > the university had denied it entirely. > > > > > > > > Ian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "James Osbourne, Holmes" <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:26 PM > > > > Subject: RE: CS>regulations > > > > > > > > > Go to argentumresearch.com Find some juicy quotes by Dr. Flick, and > > quote > > > > > him. Also, find the Brigham Young research report, and quote it. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > silver. > > > > > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
