[game_edu] inquiry from the press

[Martin MASEK]

It is a good thing to look into.  Here in Australia, Universities generally have an IP policy where the work students produce for their courses belongs to the student - which is fair enough, since the students don't work for us, in fact they are paying us money.  I usually invite my students to sign a loose agreement which lets me show their games for publicity purposes but letting them retain all rights.  The issue can get complicated however - there can be ongoing projects that last several semester with different student teams, projects with significant input by the academics, and projects build on frameworks developed at the institute.
 
Cheers,
 
Martin.
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From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org on behalf of S.Gold
Sent: Thu 10/9/2008 4:34 AM
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Subject: [game_edu] inquiry from the press


I got a phone call this afternoon and wanted to share the gist of it with you. I would also like to get your feedback (also let me know if you want me to share it with the press).

Apparently some schools retain the ownership of all projects created by their students. This has made it difficult if not impossible for graduates to publish their games after leaving the schools. What do you think of these policies ... and is it something that the IGDA or we as a SIG should/would want to look into and perhaps influence?

Thanks,
Susan

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