4. IP at Charles Sturt University and other workplaces
The Charles Sturt University IP policy
The Intellectual Property policy sets out the ownership, management, development and use of IP created by staff, students and visitors of the university as well as their responsibilities when using third party IP.
Your IP as a Charles Sturt undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student
Generally, undergraduate or postgraduate coursework students, who are not employed by the university, own the IP created at university.
Examples of student IP include published articles, artwork or software created for academic purposes.
If participating in funded research or projects, students may need to assign their IP to the university, but they will retain authorship and financial benefits, if any, will be shared.
Authority
Students and staff may not give others permission to use IP owned by the university without authority. Confidential information about IP must be kept secure and not be disclosed.
External collaboration
First Nations
The University respects First Nations cultural and intellectual property, as well as the rights of others.
Third party IP
Everyone involved in university activities must minimize the risk of IP rights violations by:
- obtaining permission to use IP if there is no license or contract,
- declaring the use of background IP, and
- complying with agreements or contracts for the use of others’ IP.
Your IP as an employee
As an employee it is likely that the IP of anything you develop in the course of your work will belong to your employer.
Moral rights may remain with you even if your copyright is assigned to another party.
If working as a contractor, include IP ownership in the contract agreement. You may need to consider getting legal advice.
For more information see “Who owns intellectual property” by IP Australia.
