Further explain that any proceeds and profits garnered by said school will be shared with and by all in an effort to reduce education costs.
-----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 7:51 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Internet Acceptable Use Policy - Ownership clause Explain to the parent that if the student is truly "worried" about this then she should copy "her" files to a flash drive and take them home. The reason for this clause is that you may need to delete student files to make room for other files, etc. The school is not trying to profit from the student's work. The school is simply trying to protect from overzealous parents and students who may try to sue the school if the little darling's masterpieces get deleted. Sounds like you may have one of those on your hands............. If her "intellectual property" is so important to her then she should "create" it on her own equipment and make sure she keeps copies there. It is people like this that make our lives more difficult. Or you could just say to the parent, "Yes. We are indeed out to get your daughter and to make sure that we steal her intellectual property so we can make millions selling the rights to her masterpieces. After all, isn't that what school do?". Idiots. Paul Welte wrote: > We've got a parent questioning the "ownership clause" of our IAUP. > He's concerned we're infringing on his daughter's "intellectual > property" rights by including the word "created" in the clause. > > As far as I remember, the ownership clause was part of the original > generic template we used to create the policy. I was also under the > impression that most schools, universities, and work places do lay > claim to intellectual property created while on premise. Here's the > clause as listed: > > > _*"Ownership*__--_The computer network, including all data files, > e-mail, and applications, is the property of ---- High School. All > materials and information **created**, transmitted or stored on this > system are the property of ---- High School and may be accessed or > removed by authorized personnel. Users should not have any > expectation of privacy with respect to such materials and information." > > > > Has anyone else dealt with this type of situation? Any suggestions? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
