Who should hold the COPYRIGHT on your thesis?
There is no general answer to who should hold the copyright to your
thesis. According to the "Specifications for Thesis Preparation" (in
part):
The Institute's policy concerning ownership of copyrights to theses is
covered in Faculty Regulation 2.71. The following are the relevant
provisions: the Institute will retain ownership of the copyrights to
theses only
(1) if the thesis research is performed in whole or in part by
the student with financial support in the form of wages, salary,
stipend, or grant from funds administered by the Institute
(2) if the thesis research is performed in whole or in part
utilizing equipment or facilities provided to the Institute under
conditions that impose copyright restrictions.
In all other cases, ownership of copyright shall reside with the student.
For information about who should hold the copyright on your thesis, please
consult your department headquarters, thesis advisor, or the Technology
Licensing Office. Please verify your copyright information BEFORE your
thesis is due!
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Note: If the thesis is copyrighted to you, you must give the Institute
permission to distribute it, and should use the "vi" documentstyle in your
main thesis file. Specifically, in the first line that says something
like this:
\documentstyle[11pt]{thesis}
add the vi option like so:
\documentstyle[vi,11pt]{thesis}
^^^
Again, check with your department or thesis advisor as early as possible
to avoid major problems!
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