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Copyright Ownership: Students
There are two important pieces of information to keep in mind:
• Students, when not acting as employees or assistants on sponsored research, hold the copyright to the works they create as students. §5.3.4
• As a condition of enrollment, NC State retains a shop right in student works created as part of academic endeavor at NC State. This NC State right is subject to the student's privacy rights under federal law. §5.3.4.4
Class or Laboratory Notes
Student class and lab notes may be "derivative works" within the meaning of copyright law, in which case they may be used only for personal educational purposes. Commercial use of such works may constitute unlawful copyright infringement. Exceptions may be granted by the Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration in the case of notes that are derived from NC State-owned works, or may be granted by the individual copyright owner of works from which the student notes have been derived. §5.3.4.3