Resolved Question: What are the intellectual property policies concerning academic papers written for conferences or jo…

Generally speaking the journal in which a paper is published owns the copyright. They recover their costs (and make a profit) from selling access to the journal.

The broader questions of ownship of intellectual property and the universities is a huge issue. Each university has its own policy and, typically, a professor agrees to that policy by virtue of signing an employment contract. You could look at various universities' websites to see the variety of cases.

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