title: Who owns the rights to a teaching tool?
abstract: Copyright issues are not always clear, especially when multiple authors and roles are involved. The following question and response analyzes one such situation involving the rights to a teaching tool developed by a faculty member.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D003309:Copyright / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing