The proper and ethical use of computers, software and related networks is required at Early Middle School. The school works to create an intellectual environment in which students, faculty and staff are free to create and to collaborate with colleagues, both local and at other institutions, without fear that the products of their intellectual efforts will be violated by misrepresentations, tampering, destruction, theft or other misuse and abuse.
As a condition of use of all school information
technology facilities, all users must abide by copyright laws and the terms
and
conditions of the license. (When in doubt, do not copy software and
files!)
Copyright Compliance
Early Middle School is responsible for
discussing with users issues of privacy, copyright infringements, e-mail
etiquette,
computer viruses, and intended use of the internet resources.
Users have the responsibility to keep copyrighted software of any kind from entering the school via the internet or any other means.
Copyright Compliance dictates that:
1. Active teaching activities permit the
display of copyrighted materials in classrooms and places devoted to
instruction.
2. Downloading a web page and storing it in an offline browser
requires obtaining permission from the webmaster.
(e-mailing is a good way to seek
permission and keep a record of correspondence)
3. Copyrighted materials to be pasted unto a web page or into a
multimedia project also requires obtaining permission.
always credit your sources.
Hot Links
COPYRIGHT
OFFICE
FAIRUSE
GUIDELINES FOR MULTIMEDIA
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BIG MYTHS ABOUT COPYRIGHT EXPLAINED
COPYRIGHT
INTERNET RESOURCES
EARLY ISD
This page attempts to answer questions concering US Code Title 17, Fair Use Guidelines, copyright laws concerning electronic publishing and Web publishing by schools and libraries. The links listed above will provide much of the needed information and give access to other informative links.