Intellectual Property, Faculty Rights and The Public Good; CONTENTS; EDITORS' NOTES; References; 1 The Legalization of Higher Education; Legalization and Universities' Growing Business Orientation; Legalization's Encroachment on University Autonomy; Evolution of the Legalization of Higher Education; Effects of the Entrepreneurial University; Importance of Intellectual Property Rights to Higher Education in a Democratic Society; References; 2 Faculty Rights to Courses and Digital Courseware; Intellectual Property: Copyright; Ownership; Work-for-Hire; Employee and Scope of Employment Teacher ExceptionInstitutional Policy; Traditional and Distance Education; Massive Open Online Courses; Legal and Practical Implications for Faculty; Conclusion; References; 3 Faculty Rights to Scholarly Research; Brief Copyright Overview; The Purpose of Copyright; Where Copyright Comes From and How Long it Lasts; Rights Associated With Copyright; The Changing Economics of Scholarly Publishing; Retaining Rights to Expand Access; The Open Access Movement; Open Access Mandates; Looking Ahead; References; 4 "Owning" Knowledge: Looking Beyond Politics to Find the Public Good Open Commons and Closed CommoditiesOwning Knowledge; The Openness Movement in Higher Education; Governing Knowledge; Ways of Seeing the Property/Commons Debate; From a Rational-Choice Perspective; From a Social Constructivist Perspective; Implications for Faculty and the Academic Profession; Conclusion; References; 5 Negotiating Whose Property It Is, for the Public Good; The Broader Context of Bargaining; Distance Education and Intellectual Property Rights; The Conceptual Foundations of the Study; The Data and the Focus; Ownership of Intellectual Property (Re) Use of Distance Education Course(s)/MaterialsDistribution of Proceeds From Distance Education; Summary; References; 6 University Faculty and the Value of Their Intellectual Property: Comparing IP in Teaching and Research; Background: Higher Education and Intellectual Property in a Knowledge Economy; IP Protection for Commercial Grade Research-For Society's Benefit; IP Access for Educational Grade Teaching-For Society's Benefit; Why Does Faculty Work "Fall" Into Differing Quadrants?; Low Incremental Costs of Educational IP Production; Low Risks Associated With Educational IP Production Educational IP and Availability of a Wide Variety of SubstitutesEducational IP and its Repurposing Viability; Commercial Grade IP, Educational Grade IP, and Implications for Faculty; References; 7 Faculty Voice in Intellectual Property Policies: Collective Action for the Public Good; Collective Negotiation of Professional Autonomy and Managerial Discretion: The Need for Collective Action; Examples of Middle Ground to Build On; Environment of Academic Capitalism; Public Good?; Conclusion; References; INDEX; ORDER FORM; ADVERT; EULA

Explore the different forms that intellectual property (IP) has taken in higher education in recent years and how to navigate the changing landscape for faculty members and university administrators. Due to technological advancements and the rise of neo-liberal policies influenced by academic capitalism, faculty members are finding their rights being renegotiated, often without their input.