Intellectual Property / Copyright Policy

I Preamble

The primary mission of higher education is to create, preserve, and disseminate knowledge. The creation of copyrighted works is one of the ways the University fulfills its mission of contributing to the body of knowledge for the public good. Norwich University encourages the preparation and publication of copyrightable and patentable works that result from teaching, research, scholarly, or artistic endeavors by its faculty, staff and students.

Additionally, the use of copyrighted works is one of the ways the University fulfills its mission to disseminate knowledge. Norwich University requires the proper and fair use of the works of others as guided by federal law.