Literal Copyrights ( Academic Articles)
As lengtly defined in the first posts Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects certain kinds of original creations, including scientific papers.Copyright of the final published version of a recording may belong to the author or publisher, depending on the publisher's business model. For subscription-based journals with access to articles via a paywall, copyright is transferred from the author to the publisher. The question that arises when it comes to copyright is who owns academic copyrights? according to Connie Boutsikaris, Esq; Under the Copyright Act’s “work-made-for-hire” doctrine, a work is the property of an employer (i.e., the university) under two circumstances: (1) when the work is specially ordered or commissioned for use, including contributions to collective works, if the parties agree in writing that the work will be considered a work-made-for-hire; or (2) when the work is prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment. Since Copy
