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I tend to agree with you. Universities/Colleges that receive public money also should be able to copyright or patent findings. If public money funds it, it shou

• lordnacho 9y ago
  What about some authority like a professor who writes a book about his subject? Suppose the guy's been paid or heavily subsidised through his career. Seems a bit unobvious to me. On the one hand, the guy's gotta bother to sit and write a book. OTOH, his book would be worthless if he didn't have the skills paid for by other people. I guess what's normal is that we disregard how his expertise was funded and just let him keep whatever he makes. After all, he doesn't have to write a textbook.
  • delinka 9y ago
    The difference is writing as part of one's career (at the direction of supervisors) and writing at one's own discretion. If your school says "yo, prof! Write a book on $subject," then it's a work-for-hire and, if public money is involved, should be public domain. If the professor takes it upon himself to write a book, presumably on hus own time, he then holds the copyright.
  • dawnerd 9y ago
    No different than programmers not owning the rights to what they develop while at work.