Explain to the parent that if the student is truly "worried" about this
then she should copy "her" files to a flash drive and take them home.
The reason for this clause is that you may need to delete student files
to make room for other files, etc. The school is not trying to profit
from the student's work. The school is simply trying to protect from
overzealous parents and students who may try to sue the school if the
little darling's masterpieces get deleted. Sounds like you may have one
of those on your hands.............
If her "intellectual property" is so important to her then she should
"create" it on her own equipment and make sure she keeps copies there.
It is people like this that make our lives more difficult.
Or you could just say to the parent, "Yes. We are indeed out to get
your daughter and to make sure that we steal her intellectual property
so we can make millions selling the rights to her masterpieces. After
all, isn't that what school do?". Idiots.
Paul Welte wrote:
We've got a parent questioning the "ownership clause" of our IAUP.
He's concerned we're infringing on his daughter's "intellectual
property" rights by including the word "created" in the clause.
As far as I remember, the ownership clause was part of the original
generic template we used to create the policy. I was also under the
impression that most schools, universities, and work places do lay
claim to intellectual property created while on premise. Here's the
clause as listed:
_*"Ownership*__--_The computer network, including all data files,
e-mail, and applications, is the property of ---- High School. All
materials and information **created**, transmitted or stored on this
system are the property of ---- High School and may be accessed or
removed by authorized personnel. Users should not have any
expectation of privacy with respect to such materials and information."
Has anyone else dealt with this type of situation? Any suggestions?
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