asapm Intellectual Property
and Publication Policy
Purpose of This Policy
The purpose of the asapm Intellectual Property and Publications Policy is to promote and increase the exchange and development of information and technology in the field of Project Management. The means used by asapmto achieve that purpose is to provide authors and intellectual property owners with full ownership rights over their contributions, or, at your option, attribution, compensation where appropriate, and/or other consideration for contributions to asapm. The level of attribution and other consideration is a function of the scope of rights granted to asapm, as the following options illustrate.
Intellectual Property Rights Overview
The diagram below shows the relative rights for each of the asapm Intellectual
Property Options; options on the left provide asapm with greater rights, generally for a consideration. Options to the right provide
authors with greater rights.
Option 1: Works assigned to asapm for a consideration
Option 2: Exclusive License to asapm for distribution
of the works
Option 3: Exclusive License to asapm, including
rights to enhancements and derivatives
Option 4: Non-exclusive License to asapm for distribution
of the works
Option 5: Non-exclusive License to asapm, including
rights to distribute enhancements & derivatives
Option 6: Participants in asapm works receive
attribution and non-exclusive rights to distribute.
We expect that options 3, 5 and 6 will be the most frequently exercised. Thus,
they are explained in more detail below. For more information, each option also
has a link to an Adobe Acrobat version of the License Agreement. The license
agreements for the other options are available on request.
Option 3: Exclusive License toasapm, Including Rights to Enhancements and Derivatives
Scope: A Company/Author grants asapm exclusive rights to reproduce a work AND to make enhancements and derivatives thereof.
Example: A Researcher produces a study of Enterprise Project Management tools that asapm edits and extends, then sells to our members and to the public.
Compensation: asapm will pay royalties for all copies sold. Royalties decline over time to compensate asapm for contributions made in making the derivative works.
Attribution: Full attribution to the Author to continue through all derivative works.
Option 5: Non-exclusive License toasapm, Including Rights to Distribute Enhancements and Derivatives
Scope: A Company or Author grants asapm non-exclusive rights to reproduce a work AND to make enhancements and derivatives thereof
. Example: Author provides a Competence Model that asapm adapts for use in the Education and Certification program, then posts to our website.
Compensation: Attribution plus asapm will pay royalties for any copies sold.
Royalty declines over time to compensate asapm for contributions made in making the derivative works.
Attribution: Full attribution to the Author to continue through all derivative works.
Option 6: Participants in asapm Works Receive Attribution and Non-Exclusive Rights to Distribute
Scope: A Company/Author participates in an asapmCommittee to develop a new original work. asapmowns the work. Each participant is granted non-exclusive right to use their contribution to the resulting work for their own internal or external purposes.
Example: A group of practitioners participate in the development of a new standard.
Compensation: None beyond the grant of non-exclusive rights. asapm will have rights to sale or distribution of copies.
