2531 - COPYRIGHTED WORKS

The Governing Board directs its staff and students to use copyrighted works only to the extent that the law permits. The Governing Board recognizes that Federal law applies to public ESCs and the staff and students shall, therefore, avoid acts of copyright infringement under penalty of law.

In order to help the staff and students abide by the laws set forth in Title 17 of the United States Code, the Governing Board directs the Superintendent to provide procedures regarding the copying and distribution of copyrighted materials for instructional purposes and for the appropriate use of copyrighted material on the Governing Board’s web site.

Because the Governing Board hosts a website and stores information on it at the direction of users, it is classified as an online service provider for copyright purposes. In order to limit the Governing Board’s liability relating to material/information residing, at the direction of a user, on its system or network, the Governing Board directs the Superintendent to annually appoint an individual as the agent to receive notification of claimed infringement. A link to the agent’s name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address shall appear on the home page of the Governing Board’s website. Such contact information, along with the appropriate filing fee, shall also be provided to the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.

The agent shall be responsible for investigating and responding to any complaints.

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