ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Copyright Infringement/
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Policy
- Copyright Infringement and Peer-to-Peer Policy/Annual Disclosure (Adobe .pdf)
- ICC Telecommunications and Information Services Computer Use Policy.
Itawamba Community College expects that all students and employees adhere to the United States Copyright Act (title 17 United States Code) and the related acts, which further define the proper use of copyrighted materials and peer-to-peer file sharing.
Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials (sharing copyrighted music and other materials with others) is not allowed and may subject the student and/or employee to civil and criminal penalties. Please refer to Federal Laws from www.copyright.gov for copyright infringement, remedies and penalties. Also refer to Mississippi Laws that apply to the use of computing and networking.
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97-19-85 |
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All students and employees should familiarize themselves with the copyright laws and their fair use provisions. Faculty, staff and students who face litigation over copyright infringement should not assume that the College would defend them nor be responsible for judgments.
ICC suggests that both students and employees use legal methods to gain access to copyrighted materials. ICC blocks access to peer-to-peer Web sites from the ICC network. ICC allows access to sites that allow legal alternatives for downloading music, movies and other copyrighted materials.