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- No UW System or institutional support or involvement;
- Minimal UW System or institutional support or involvement (includes the use of university laboratories or equipment, but does not include released time from regularly assigned duties);
- Substantial UW System or institutional support or involvement (includes released time from regularly assigned duties; direct investment by the university of funds or staff, or the purchase of special equipment for the project; use of multimedia production personnel and facilities; or extraordinary use of computing resources).
- As an assigned duty or pursuant to a work-for-hire agreement;
- With support from an extramural sponsor.
- Materials developed under the conditions identified in sections I.B.1. and 2. of this policy paper belong solely to the author.
- Copyrightable instructional materials developed under the conditions identified in section I.B.3. are required to be the subject of a written agreement between the author and the chief administrative officer of the institution involved, or his or her designee, that equitably determines copyright and ownership rights.
- When the production of copyrightable instructional materials is the primary purpose of an employment or independent contractor relationship with a UW institution, as under section I.B.4., the UW institution shall own all rights, including copyrights, in the materials produced, and a written work-for-hire agreement shall be executed. UW institution shall receive all rights, including copyrights, to the materials, together with any royalties and fees.
- When copyrightable instructional materials are produced as an assigned duty of employment, the UW institution shall own all rights, including copyrights, in the materials produced, together with any royalties and fees, unless a contrary agreement has been reached prior to the beginning of the project between the author and the chancellor or his or her designee.
- When copyrightable instructional materials are produced under I.B.5., the agreement with the extramural sponsor shall be considered in determining the copyright and ownership rights of the parties.||||style="vertical-align: top;" width="20%"|Creative works definitions:
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| [[Creative definitions::Copyrightable Instructional Materials. Copyrightable instructional materials include, but are not limited to: books, texts, glossaries, bibliographies, study guides, laboratory manuals, syllabi or tests; lectures, musical or dramatic compositions and scripts; films, filmstrips, slides, charts, transparencies and other visual materials; video and audio recordings of presentations, programs or performances; programmed instructional materials and computer programs; computer software; and educational multimedia projects incorporating various copyrighted media formats including, but not limited to, motion media, music, text material, graphics, illustrations, photographs and digital software which are combined into an integrated presentation.
Developmental Conditions. Copyrightable instructional materials may be produced or developed under the following conditions:
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This policy refers specifically to instructional materials. Policy language and structure is unclear.
