Research Policies
Intellectual Property (IP)
GSR research administrators are responsible for assuring
that the terms and conditions of awards reflect, protect, and
uphold the mission of this institution.
Our objective is to protect the rights to data generated
by investigators and researchers during the course of the
sponsored project, protect the use of that data after the award
period ends for education and further research purposes, and
assure that the rights to intellectual property created during
the course of the sponsored project are clearly understood by
all parties.
GSR will identify and evaluate intellectual property concerns
with the principal investigators (PIs) during the proposal
stage. Since IP
requirements are complex, inconsistent from sponsor to sponsor,
and highly dependent on the nature of the agreement, there is
open communication between the GSR, the Maryland State Attorney
General’s Office for legal counsel and the
University
of Maryland at
College Park’s Office of Technology
Commercialization located at
www.otc.umd.edu.
For most
Salisbury
University researchers the
dissemination of the research outcomes is of primary importance.
The right to disclose and publish research findings is a
fundamental tenant of academic freedom.
The right to control access to research data, the right
to establish productive research relationships and
collaborations with various sponsors, and the training and
education of students are rights recognized by the University
and GSR staff. SU’s
policy on Intellectual Property rights can be found at: Chapter
7-ResearchRv11-17-09
It will provide the user with definitions of terms, general
provisions including patent ownership, and University revenue
sharing guidelines.
Copyright
Salisbury University (SU) is committed to complying with all
applicable laws regarding copyright and patents. SU, as an
institution devoted to the creation, discovery and dissemination
of knowledge, supports (1) the responsible, good faith exercise
of full fair use rights, as codified in 17 U.S.C.§107, by
faculty, librarians, and staff in furtherance of teaching,
research, and service activities; (2) copyright ownership for
creative, non-directed works by faculty, staff, and students and
University ownership of directed employment-related works; and
(3) protection of ownership rights for creators of works that
require a different ownership model. SU is further committed to
providing educational activities for faculty, staff and students
that are designed to explore the law of fair use, to provide
guidance in the making of fair use determination and to create
an understanding of copyright infringement law.
Copyright Ownership
With respect to ownership of copyrightable works by faculty,
staff and students, the University’s IP policy addresses works
by category of traditional or non-directed works and directed
works. A traditional work or non-directed work is a
pedagogical, scholarly, literary, or aesthetic (artistic) work
originated by faculty or employee resulting from non-directed
effort. Such work may include textbooks, manuscripts, scholarly
works, fixed lecture notes, distance learning materials, works
of art or design, musical scores, poems, film, videos, audio
recordings, software, or other works that have historically been
deemed in academic communities to be property of their creator.
Directed works can involve exceptional use of institutional
resources including University grants or gifts awarded in
support of the work’s creation or a reduction in levels of
teaching, service, or other University employment
responsibilities. All sponsored or externally contracted works
are disclosed to the Office of Graduate
Studies and Research by contacting Dr. Clifton Griffin at
410-548-3894 or
cpgriffin@salisbury.edu. Determination of ownership is
discussed in the University’s IP Policy.
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