IP Policy Principles Management of State owned intellectual property The State manages its intellectual property in ways that are consistent, transparent and accountable. The State grants rights to its intellectual property with the fewest possible restrictions. The may exercise its intellectual property rights restrictively for reasons of privacy, public safety, security and law enforcement, public health, commercialisation and compliance with the law. The State owns intellectual property created by its employees in the course of their employment. The manages the moral rights of creators as required under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). The State responds to breaches of its intellectual property rights where appropriate in order to maintain its reputation or the value of its intellectual property. State commercialisation of intellectual property The State is not in the business of commercialising intellectual property, and does not create intellectual property in order to generate a financial return. An agency may commercialise, or apply the Cost Recovery Guidelines to, intellectual property if: it has an explicit statutory function to do so; or it has been explicitly authorised by the Treasurer to do so because of a clear net benefit to the Victorian community. Procurement of goods and services When State procurement may result in intellectual property being generated, the State: addresses in an agreement any rights to intellectual property (including pre-existing intellectual property) that may arise as a consequence of the procurement; secures a licence to the intellectual property, only to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of the procurement; and only acquires ownership of the intellectual property if a licence is not adequate in the circumstances.
IP Policy Principles Management of State owned intellectual property The State manages its intellectual property in ways that are consistent, transparent and accountable. The State grants rights to its intellectual property with the fewest possible restrictions. The may exercise its intellectual property rights restrictively for reasons of privacy, public safety, security and law enforcement, public health, commercialisation and compliance with the law. The State owns intellectual property created by its employees in the course of their employment. The manages the moral rights of creators as required under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). The State responds to breaches of its intellectual property rights where appropriate in order to maintain its reputation or the value of its intellectual property. State commercialisation of intellectual property The State is not in the business of commercialising intellectual property, and does not create intellectual property in order to generate a financial return. An agency may commercialise, or apply the Cost Recovery Guidelines to, intellectual property if: it has an explicit statutory function to do so; or it has been explicitly authorised by the Treasurer to do so because of a clear net benefit to the Victorian community. Procurement of goods and services When State procurement may result in intellectual property being generated, the State: addresses in an agreement any rights to intellectual property (including pre-existing intellectual property) that may arise as a consequence of the procurement; secures a licence to the intellectual property, only to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of the procurement; and only acquires ownership of the intellectual property if a licence is not adequate in the circumstances.
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