[LAD] students and copyright

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.