Student Handbook - Southern University New Orleans

Appendix A: Definitions-Types of IP and Related TermsCopyright - Works of Authorship - The Copyright Law of the United Statesprotects original works of authorship that are fixed in any tangible medium of expression.Originality, in the context of copyright law, means simply that the work has not beencopied, i.e., it is an independent creation. A work is "fixed" in a tangible medium of expressionwhen its embodiment in a copy or phonograph record is sufficiently permanentor stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a periodof more than transitory duration.Copyrighted Materials - Creative and scholarly works such as the following: (1) books,journal articles, texts, glossaries, bibliographies, study guides, laboratory manuals, syllabi,tests, and proposals; (2) lectures, musical or dramatic compositions, unpublishedscripts; (3) films, filmstrips, charts, transparencies, and other visual aids; (4) video andaudio tapes or cassettes; (5) live video and audio broadcasts; (6) programmed instructionalmaterials; (7) mask works; (8) research notes, research data reports, and researchnotebooks; and (9) other materials or works other than software which qualify for protectionunder the copyright laws of the United States (see 17 U.S.C. Section 102 et. seq.) orother protective statutes whether or not registered thereunder.Subject Matter of Copyright - The categories of copyrightable works of authorshipinclude:Literary worksMusical works, including any accompanying words.Dramatic works, including any accompanying music.Pantomimes and choreographic works.Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works.Motion pictures and other audiovisual works. Sound recordings.Architectural works.Literary works are works, other than audiovisual works, expressed in words, numbers, orother verbal or numerical symbols or indicia, regardless of the nature of the material objects,such as books, periodicals, manuscripts, phonorecords, film, computer programs,tapes, disks, or cards in which they are embodied.Key terms in this policy are defined for common use by the Southern University System.These definitions do not necessarily conform to customary usage.Assignment - The transfer of rights and title in real, personal or Intellectual Property by awritten instrument with the result that the assignee is vested with rights of ownership.Federal law requires that the University obtain Assignment of Inventions that have beenconceived or created in a project supported by federal funds. Other intellectual propertymay be assigned to the University, or to other parties pursuant to a Research or LicenseAgreement.135