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409 EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INVENTIONS AND CREATIONS
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| Mabel Canton Schools Adopted 2000 Revised: 409 EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INVENTIONS AND CREATIONS I. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to identify and reserve the proprietary rights of the school district to certain publications, instructional materials, inventions, and creations which employees may develop or create, or assist in developing or creating, while employed by the school district. II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY Unless the employee develops, creates or assists in developing or creating a publication, instructional material, invention or creation entirely on the employee’s own time and without the use of any school district facilities or equipment, the employee shall immediately disclose and, on demand of the school district, assign any rights to publications, instructional materials, inventions or creations which the employee develops or creates or assists in developing or creating during the term of employee’s employment and for five years thereafter. In addition, employees shall sign such documents and perform such other acts as may be necessary to secure the rights of the school district relating to such publications, instructional materials, inventions and/or creations, including domestic and foreign patents and copyrights. Legal References: 17 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (Copyrights) Cross References: |
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