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I don't think it's standard belief that anyone funded by an NSF grant is a government contractor. The rights to work done in a university setting with NSF suppo
by ISL 13y ago
I don't think it's standard belief that anyone funded by an NSF grant is a government contractor. The rights to work done in a university setting with NSF support are not transferred to the government; copyrights generally remain with the authors and patents are governed by employer/employee IP agreements.
- nknighthb 13y agoJPL is not operated under an NSF grant, or any other grant. This isn't NASA being a patron, it's NASA paying CalTech for its services to NASA. CalTech operates JPL under contract with NASA, according to NASA's directions. NASA even has its own staff on-site overseeing the work. This is a business relationship, established under 48 CFR 35.017, part of the Federal Acquisition Regulations: http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/35.017 http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/35.017