HEOA和DMCA合规性

HEOA和DMCA合规性

In Compliance with the Copyright provisions of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), 河大学 implements the following plan to combat unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials:

  1. 河大学 maintains a program of accepting 和 responding to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices.
  2. It is against the 河大学 Computer Use Policy to use peer-to-peer (P2P) software on campus. P2P software consumes a large amount of network resources, at the expense of other users of the College’s network. Any user’s internet connection will be disabled if P2P software is determined to be running on their machines.
  3. 河大学 uses technology tools to monitor network activity of users on the University’s network. This includes a firewall, b和width use detection, 和 packet shaping mechanisms. Any alleged abuse of the University’s network will be investigated.

This plan is periodically reviewed by the University’s CIO 和 members of the University’s Information team.

河大学 discourages the illegal downloading of copyrighted content. 河大学 presents the following information courtesy of the Department of Education:

Summary of Civil 和 Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws

  • Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. 在文件共享上下文中, downloading or 上传ing substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.
  • Penalties for copyright infringement include civil 和 criminal penalties. 在一般情况下, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or “statutory” damages affixed at not less than $750 和 not more than $30,每件被侵权作品. For “willful” infringement, a court may award up to $150,每件被侵权作品. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs 和 attorneys’ fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505.
  • Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years 和 fines of up to $250,每宗罪行五千元.

For more information, please see the U.S. 版权局网站 和他们的 常见问题.

合法下载资源

Educause maintains the following page of legal downloading alternatives.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

皇冠体育在线政策

The 河大学 Computer Use Policy requires that all members of the Rivier community comply with all federal, 状态, 以及当地法律. It is illegal under Federal law to download, 上传, or distribute copyrighted material in any form without express permission or a license to do so from the copyright holder. 河大学 will take appropriate actions to ensure the integrity of copyrighted materials.

指定的代理

The 指定的代理 to receive notification of claimed infringement under the DMCA for 河大学 is:

Heidi Crowell, Chief Information Officer
Office of 信息技术
河大学
南主街420号
纳舒厄，新罕布什尔州03060
(603) 897-8630
(603) 897-8880传真
copyright@touhousyoji.com

提交侵权索赔

All infringement claims must be in writing (either electronic mail or paper letter) 和 must include the following:

  1. The physical or electronic signature of the copyright holder.
  2. A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
  3. A description of the material that is claimed to be infringing, 和 information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
  4. Information sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complainant, 比如地址, 电话号码, 和, 如果可用, 电子邮件地址.
  5. A 状态ment that the complainant has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized.

皇冠体育在线程序

  1. If a University employee or student receives a notice or allegation of copyright infringement, he or she will immediately send the notice to 河大学’s DMCA 指定的代理.
  2. The 指定的代理 will promptly acknowledge receipt of each infringement claim.
  3. On receipt of an acceptably complete claim of infringement, the 指定的代理 will ensure that access to the claimed infringing material is immediately suspended until a determination of validity can be made by competent authority.

额外的信息