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Student Intellectual Property Issues On The Entrepreneurial Campus, Bryce C. Pilz Jan 2012

Student Intellectual Property Issues On The Entrepreneurial Campus, Bryce C. Pilz

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

This article examines issues that are more frequently arising for universities concerning intellectual property in student inventions. It seeks to identify the issue, explain the underlying law, identify actual and proposed solutions to these issues, and explain the legal ramifications of these potential solutions.


Paper Tigers: Rethinking The Relationship Between Copyright And Scholarly Publishing, Alissa Centivany Jan 2011

Paper Tigers: Rethinking The Relationship Between Copyright And Scholarly Publishing, Alissa Centivany

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

Discontent is growing in academia over the practices of the proprietary scholarly publishing industry. Scholars and universities criticize the expensive subscription fees, restrictive access policies, and copyright assignment requirements of many journals. These practices seem fundamentally unfair given that the industries' two main inputs-articles and peer-review-are provided to it free of charge. Furthermore, while many publishers continue to enjoy substantial profit margins, many elite university libraries have been forced to triage their collections, choosing between purchasing monographs or subscribing to journals, or in some cases, doing away with "non-essential" materials altogether. The situation is even more dire for non-elite schools, …


Fair Use And University Photocopying: Addison-Wesley Publishing V. New York University, Eric D. Brandfonbrener Apr 1986

Fair Use And University Photocopying: Addison-Wesley Publishing V. New York University, Eric D. Brandfonbrener

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Note describes copyright law as it applies to university photocopy users, including an examination of the relevant legislative histories. Part II addresses the case law on university photocopying, both prior to and following the adoption of the Act. Part III briefly discusses the policies underlying university photocopying. The Note concludes with an analysis of the NYU settlement in relation to copyright law.