IPR issues
I’ve not managed to track down a definitive answer for this yet, but I have found an official position on copyright:University owned copyright relates to:Course materials produced in the course of employment for the purposes of the curriculum of a course run by the University of Gloucestershire and produced, used or disseminated by the University of Gloucestershire. Outcomes from research specifically funded and supported by the University of Gloucestershire. Personal copyright: ’Scholarly work’ produced by staff in furtherance of their professional career; ’scholarly work’ includes items such as books, contributions to books, articles and conference papers, works of an artistic nature, and shall be construed in the light of the common understanding of the phrase in higher education. Material produced by staff for personal use and reference, including as an aid to teaching. Naturally, the VRS resources are a combination of both. However, copyright issues should not prevent release of resources - for example, the creative commons license can have more than one copyright holder:”‘The Licensor’ [one or more legally recognised persons or entities offering the Work under the terms and conditions of this Licence]”