Procurement of Copyrights & Patents & Receipt of Royalties
Chipola College Board of Trustees Policy 1.091

Faculty, staff and students may procure copyrights and patents, and receive the royalties resulting there from, provided that (1) the idea came from the faculty member, staff or student, (2) the products were the results of the faculty member’s, staff or student’s independent labors, and (3) Chipola College was not held responsible for any opinion expressed therein.

If the products were in any way supported by Chipola College funds, personnel, facilities, equipment, or materials, the faculty member, staff or student shall report to the Chief Executive Officer the faculty member’s, staff or student’s interest in having the product copyrighted or patented. Within twenty (20) days after receiving such report, the Chief Executive Officer will inform the faculty member, staff or student whether Chipola College seeks an interest in the copyright or patent.

A written contract shall thereafter be negotiated between Chipola College and faculty member(s), staff or student(s) involved to reflect the interest of all parties. All such agreements shall conform to and satisfy any pre-existing commitments to outside sponsoring agencies, but the faculty member, staff or student shall not commit any act which deprives Chipola College of any vested interest in the copyright or patent.

The Chipola College Procurement of Copyrights & Patents & Receipt of Royalties, in its entirety, is available on the College web site at 
https://www.chipola.edu/studentservices/copyright-policy/copyrights-patents-and-receipt-of-royalties/.

Copyright Policy for Materials Developed
Chipola College Board of Trustees Policy 1.090

It is the policy of the Board that the College as an entity and its employees as individuals conform to the provisions of Florida Statutes and the US Code in respect to copyright of materials in all forms.

These forms may be text, graphic, musical, sculpture or computer programs and may exist on the printed page, on film, recorded on magnetic tape, vinyl record, optical disc, electronic memory or other form.

Departments or individuals may not copy or otherwise reproduce or alter any copyrighted materials without the express written consent of the copyright holder other than as provided in act or statute.

Penalties for violation of this policy shall be established by the President, and published in the Procedures Manual.

The President shall cause a procedure to be developed for implementation of this policy relative to the daily operation of the College.

The Chipola College Copyright Procedure, in its entirety, is available on the college website at https://www.chipola.edu/studentservices/copyright-policy/.