[game_edu] inquiry from the press

[George D. Phillies]

> I'm curious.  What is the legal basis a school can claim IP ownership?  Do

> the students sign a contract (which begs the question of consideration) or

> are there specific laws out there that cover this situation?

>

> Mark


There is iirc at least one Supreme Court decision.  My university (WPI) 
years ago created a detailed intellectual property set of rules covering 
everything we could think of, including as I remember copyright, personal 
likeness rights, other rights (e.g., film, lunch box), mask rights, and 
dealing with faculty on grants, faculty not on grants, faculty on issues 
not related to their department, students outside of and in classes doing 
classes, etc.

I do not have a URL for it; it is pre reliable-web-site display.

George Phillies