Intellectual property and creative control

Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-1-905, under Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-1-905

(a) All intellectual property, software, trademarks, content libraries, platforms, and creative materials owned or developed by private partners before, during, or after participation in the initiative must remain the exclusive property of those partners.

(b) The state shall not claim ownership of creative content produced by contracted partners, except to ensure alignment with the purposes of this part and applicable state and federal law.