[LAD] students and copyright

[Fons Adriaensen]

DISCLAIMER

I don't want to discuss the merits of any particular
case. If I refer to Prof. Keller it is only by way of
example, and not to suggest he should justify himself
on this list. Of course I'm still interested in his
views on these matters.

END DISCLAIMER

Prof. Keller writes 'We employ the students ...'.

That would certainly be the case for a post-graduate
student who becomes a teaching or research assistant
and who receives a stipend from the institute or any
of its sponsors. The transfer of copyright is usually
stipulated in the contract in this case (and in some
cases, it has to be and is not automatic).

It is certainly not correct for any normal student
who would actually be paying the institute instead
of the reverse. In market-economic terms such a
student is a customer, not an employee. In that
case it would seem morally wrong (to me) if the
institute 'grabs' his copyright.

And what would be the situation of (again, just an
example) Prof. Keller himself ? Certainly he is an
employee of his educational institute. 


Ciao,

-- 
FA

Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga.