Re: university ownership of student work

["Oppenheimer, Martin A." <Martin.Oppenheimer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Under our policy, the student would own all the rights unless he/she made
substantial use of specialized university facilities or IP to develop the
apps.  For example, if a student used a university supercomputer or
specialized laboratory to develop something, the university might have an
interest.  Under the circumstances you are describing, probably not.

Marty

Martin Oppenheimer
Senior Counsel for Business Affairs
(617) 627-3337
martin.oppenheimer@xxxxxxxxx







On 1/12/12 10:12 AM, "Cornett, Cheryl L." <CORNETTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>The new course I'm teaching this semester on iPhone and iPad app
>development
>has the potential for students to develop some saleable apps.  Do the
>students
>own all of the rights, or doeas the university potentially have a share
>in the
>sales since it was produced at the university using their facilities?
>
>My understanding is that all original work created by the student as part
>of
>their education belongs to the student, but I wanted to be sure.