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General Policy: Reliant is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and as such, may only expend its resources for the advancement of the religious, charitable, and educational purposes for which Reliant is organized. Therefore, Reliant may not legally allow its resources to be used for the personal benefit of any individual, including Reliant employees. Thus, Reliant has developed this Creative Works (CW) Policy to provide creative works ownership guidelines for:

1. Materials or works that a Reliant employee may create while employed with Reliant ("Reliant Works")
2. Materials or works that a Reliant employee may create outside the scope of his or her employment duties ("Independent Works")
3. Materials or works that a Reliant employee may create from an existing Reliant Work ("Derivative Works")

It is Reliant's sincere desire (in recognition of the distributed nature of Reliant's ministry and to support the advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ), to encourage Reliant employees to develop CW. This policy is intended to offer guidance to Reliant employees contemplating the production of CW to ensure that both they and Reliant understand their rights and responsibilities with respect to such property. Questions regarding the interpretation of this CW policy can be directed to the Reliant Director of Organizational Affairs.