Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Intellectual Property Coordinators serve by appointment of the Presidents of their respective campuses and are an important resource for faculty and staff. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities faculty and staff may seek advice from the Intellectual Property Coordinators on a range of intellectual property issues including whether a work is protected by copyright; whether and to what extent a work may be reproduced; how to go about obtaining permission to use a work; negotiating royalties, licenses and fees; and the application of copyright law to distance education settings.

The Intellectual Property Coordinators shall maintain copies of permission authorizations received from copyright owners. The coordinators also shall serve as agents under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and shall immediately advise the Presidents of such institutions if a notice of copyright infringement is received.