Intellectual Property / Copyright

This page provides the UNC Asheville community access to intellectual property and copyright information. In addition, it serves as an entry point for claims of copyright infringement under provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. A copyright owner, or person acting for the owner, who believes that information residing on the University’s computer systems or networks is an infringement of copyright as specified in 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) will find UNC Asheville's policy and required procedures under the DMCA link.

   Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. -Mark Twain

UNC Asheville Intellectual Property Policies

• Copyright Use & Ownership Policy
• Patent Policy
• Response to Allegations of Copyright Infringement (DMCA)
• Ramsey Library Electronic Reserve Access to Copyrighted Materials
• UNC Patent & Copyright Policies

UNC Asheville Intellectual Property Forms

• Course Hero take-down notice
• Exceptional Use Determination
• Faculty Copyright Assignment
• Invention Disclosure
• Student Intellectual Property Assignment
• Transfer of Rights to the Creator