I can not say for schools. But, yes in most businesses anything created while on the clock is the property of the business. I worked at one location where they even had a meeting on something similar. The company stated that even if an employee was on his/her break or lunch and created or invented an item no matter how big or how small they company did have the right to the piece if they so chose to. This of course created a lot of tension.
>>> <tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org> 8/2/2010 7:37 AM >>> 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 ofprivacy with respect to such materials and information." Has anyone else dealt with this type of situation? Any suggestions? --- Scanned by M+ Guardian Messaging Firewall ---
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