Scholarly Works and Educational Materials Agreements

These Agreements address some or all of the following issues regarding scholarly
works and educational materials created on University of Texas System campuses:

• creation
• use
• ownership
• exploitation
• distribution
• publication

Read Who Owns What first, to learn enough about ownership under Copyright Law to judge which of these contracts is best for your situation. Start with the one that best describes your circumstance, or try filling out our online form to create a first draft tailored to your needs.

These are agreements between (or among) creators of works:

• Telecourse Agreement

  Covers distance education materials created solely by a faculty member, either with or without significant kinds or amounts of University resources

  Contemplates sole faculty ownership of copyright pursuant to our Intellectual Property Policy (in other words, there will be no University contribution of copyrightable expression)

  Includes a faculty right to review and revise the work

• Joint Ownership Agreement

  Covers educational materials, especially multimedia materials and others that will likely involve University contribution of copyrightable expression and signifcant kinds or amounts of other resources

  Contemplates that the University will jointly own the resulting work with one or more faculty members

  Permits parties to elect which one will be responsible for marketing the work

  Includes a faculty right to review and revise the work

• Work For Hire Agreement

  Covers any contribution to a University or faculty owned copyrightable work made by someone outside the UT System (contract labor) or a contribution from someone within UT System specifically commissioned or hired to make the contribution

These agreements are between the owner(s) of a work and a publisher:

• Contribution to Print Publication Agreement (UT Publishing)

  Contemplates assignment of copyright to the University in a contribution to a University Publication

• Print Publishing Agreement (UT Publishing)

  Contemplates any of several arrangements regarding transfer of copyright to a University publisher:

  • author retention of copyright with Publisher licensed merely to publish one time
  • author assignment of copyright
  • anything in between
    
    

• Contribution to Electronic Journal Agreement (UT Publishing)

  Contemplates author retention of copyright in an article or other contribution to a University electronic journal

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