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Copyright Overview

Copyrightable works include software (code/executable),  as well as literary/musical/dramatic/ choreographic/visual artworks, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings, and architectural works. Understanding what rights are protected and who owns or can claim an interest in such rights in a given work at the University of California (UC) is the purpose of the UC Office of President’s Policy on Copyright Ownership.  This policy applies to all employees and students at all UC locations. The new 2021 policy streamlines the language of the 1992 policy and addressed several areas of potential ambiguity.

For more details, view the UC Office of President’s Policy on Copyright Ownership. 

Learn about the Updates to the University of California Policy on Copyright Ownership.

 

UC Copyright Notice

For software created by UC San Diego researchers, the recommended copyright notice to display therein is as given below. This notice may be adapted for non-software works (e.g., PCB files and CAD drawings) by substituting “work” for “software” and “program”.

For those needing to use other types of open source software licenses for UC-owned software, see the UC's Open Source Software (OSS) Resources.

 

Copyright Notice

This software is Copyright © 2XXX The Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for educational, research and non-profit purposes, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the following three paragraphs appear in all copies. Permission to make commercial use of this software may be obtained by contacting:

Office of Innovation and Commercialization
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0910
University of California
La Jolla, CA 92093-0910
innovation@ucsd.edu

 This software program and documentation are copyrighted by The Regents of the University of California. The software program and documentation are supplied “as is”, without any accompanying services from The Regents. The Regents does not warrant that the operation of the program will be uninterrupted or error-free. The end-user understands that the program was developed for research purposes and is advised not to rely exclusively on the program for any reason.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.