{"id":194,"date":"2017-07-29T02:17:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T02:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=194"},"modified":"2021-10-13T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:47:08","slug":"who-owns-copyright","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/who-owns-copyright\/","title":{"raw":"Who Owns Copyright?","rendered":"Who Owns Copyright?"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_1236\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-300x102.png\" alt=\"A crowd of people\" class=\"wp-image-1236\" width=\"500\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a> Who are the copyright owners for your open textbook?[\/caption]\r\n\r\nDetermining who will own copyright for the various components in an open textbook -- before writing begins -- is very important. This was one of the first items that BCcampus project managers discussed with authors, and the results were included in the contracts they signed. We learned early on that a faculty's contract with their employer might state that the institution owns copyright for all writings produced during employment. Therefore, we needed to be careful about copyright ownership: was it with the author or the author's employer? (See <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/copyright-and-open-licenses\/#exception\">Copyright and Open Licences<\/a>.)\r\n\r\nIt's possible that, as the primary author and publisher, you will decide to pay contributors for their work and their copyright.\u00a0If this is the case, outline this condition in those contracts.\u00a0A writer who is paid this way is called a <strong>write for hire<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nHere are potential copyright owners participating in the creation of an open textbook.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Primary author<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Primary author's institution<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Contributing authors<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Photographers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Illustrators<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Graphic designers or others who contribute tables, graphs, charts, etc.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A contributor's institution<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIt is not usual practice to include copy editors and proofreaders as copyright holders. Instructional designers, who assist with the layout of a textbook but do not contribute content, are also not included.\r\n\r\nOnce you've established who owns copyright to specific material in the textbook, decide how you will acknowledge each creator for their work. This information should be recorded in your project timeline. (See <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/project-timeline\/\">Project Charter and Timeline<\/a>.)\r\n\r\nTalk to the copyright librarian or other intellectual property (IP) expert at your institution for additional assistance or questions on this topic.\u00a0(See <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/copyright-and-open-licenses\/\">Copyright and Open Licences<\/a>.)\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">Page added: Feb 20\/18 | Last update: Oct 13\/21<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/crowd-human-silhouettes-personal-2718833\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowd<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/users\/geralt-9301\/\" rel=\"noopener\">geralt<\/a>\u00a0has been designated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/share-your-work\/public-domain\/cc0\/\" rel=\"noopener\">public domain (CC0)<\/a>.","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1236\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbooked2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-300x102.png\" alt=\"A crowd of people\" class=\"wp-image-1236\" width=\"500\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-65x22.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-225x77.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM-350x119.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/selfpublishguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-04-at-2.48.22-PM.png 1896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who are the copyright owners for your open textbook?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Determining who will own copyright for the various components in an open textbook &#8212; before writing begins &#8212; is very important. This was one of the first items that BCcampus project managers discussed with authors, and the results were included in the contracts they signed. We learned early on that a faculty&#8217;s contract with their employer might state that the institution owns copyright for all writings produced during employment. Therefore, we needed to be careful about copyright ownership: was it with the author or the author&#8217;s employer? (See <a href=\"\/selfpublishguide\/chapter\/copyright-and-open-licenses\/#exception\">Copyright and Open Licences<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that, as the primary author and publisher, you will decide to pay contributors for their work and their copyright.\u00a0If this is the case, outline this condition in those contracts.\u00a0A writer who is paid this way is called a <strong>write for hire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are potential copyright owners participating in the creation of an open textbook.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary author<\/li>\n<li>Primary author&#8217;s institution<\/li>\n<li>Contributing authors<\/li>\n<li>Photographers<\/li>\n<li>Illustrators<\/li>\n<li>Graphic designers or others who contribute tables, graphs, charts, etc.<\/li>\n<li>A contributor&#8217;s institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is not usual practice to include copy editors and proofreaders as copyright holders. Instructional designers, who assist with the layout of a textbook but do not contribute content, are also not included.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve established who owns copyright to specific material in the textbook, decide how you will acknowledge each creator for their work. This information should be recorded in your project timeline. 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