Abstract This article delves into a few areas of copyright law that academic authors often overlook: joint author’s rights and the work made for hire doctrine. Scholarly publications produced by university professors often include more than one author. The default copyright laws apply to any such works if there is no specific written agreement to the contrary. Thus, it is important to understand what those default rules are in order to determine whether it is appropriate to deviate from them in an author agreement. Similarly, the work made for hire doctrine would normally apply to make all work produced by professors owned by the university. Luckily, many universities do not wish to own such work and give it back to professors through university statutes and other governing documents. However, it is crucial to understand whether the default rules apply or the university permits professors to negotiate their own author agreements with publishers. Finally, if authors own their own scholarly works, publishers can expect that they will negotiate their rights in the publishing agreements to benefit the terms most favorable to the author. And yet, many faculty members simply sign a standard authorship agreement without asking for concessions on the part of the publisher. Thus, this article empowers professors to exercise their copyright rights to the full extent of the law and to negotiate their author’s agreements to benefit themselves and society as a whole through open access and the use of Creative Commons licenses.

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“我拥有它，不是吗？” 学术著作权归属规则与您

摘要本文探讨了学术著作者经常忽略的版权法领域：共同著作者的权利和为租借原则所做的工作。大学教授制作的学术出版物经常包括不止一位作者。如果没有相反的明确书面协议，则默认的版权法适用于任何此类作品。因此，重要的是要了解那些默认规则，以便确定在作者协议中偏离默认规则是否合适。同样，按租用原则所做的工作通常适用于制作该大学拥有的教授所制作的所有作品。幸运的是，许多大学不希望拥有这样的工作，而是通过大学章程和其他管理文件将其还给教授。然而，了解默认规则是否适用或大学是否允许教授与出版商谈判自己的作者协议至关重要。最后，如果作者拥有自己的学术作品，出版商可以期望他们会协商出版协议中的权利，从而使最有利于作者的条款受益。但是，许多教师只是简单地签署了标准的作者协议，而没有要求出版商让步。因此，本文授权教授在完整的法律范围内行使其著作权，并通过公开访问和使用知识共享许可来谈判作者的协议，以使自己和整个社会受益。如果作者拥有自己的学术作品，出版商可以期望他们会协商出版协议中的权利，以使最有利于作者的条款受益。但是，许多教师只是简单地签署了标准的作者协议，而没有要求出版商让步。因此，本文授权教授在完整的法律范围内行使其著作权，并通过公开访问和使用知识共享许可来谈判作者的协议，以使自己和整个社会受益。如果作者拥有自己的学术作品，出版商可以期望他们会协商出版协议中的权利，以使最有利于作者的条款受益。但是，许多教师只是简单地签署了标准的作者协议，而没有要求出版商让步。因此，本文授权教授在完整的法律范围内行使其著作权，并通过公开访问和使用知识共享许可来谈判作者的协议，以使自己和整个社会受益。许多教师只是简单地签署了标准的作者协议，而没有要求出版商让步。因此，本文授权教授在完整的法律范围内行使其著作权，并通过公开访问和使用知识共享许可来谈判作者的协议，以使自己和整个社会受益。许多教师只是简单地签署了标准的作者协议，而没有要求出版商让步。因此，本文授权教授在完整的法律范围内行使其著作权，并通过公开访问和使用知识共享许可来谈判作者的协议，以使自己和整个社会受益。