St. Lawrence University: Copyright

GUIDELINES and RESOURCES FOR DMCA ENFORCEMENT
Policy on Take-Down and Put Back of Material and Activity

The following procedures implement St. Lawrence University`s enforcement of specific sections of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

1. The University's registered DMCA agent shall receive all claims of infringement. Claims may come from inside or outside the University. The law requires such claims to contain certain information including location of infringement materials.

2. The DMCA agent shall promptly acknowledge receipt of each infringement claim. If the claim fails to substantially comply in supplying information, the registered agent shall promptly attempt to contact the person making the notification or take other reasonable steps to assist in the receipt of notification that substantially complies.

3. The registered DMCA agent shall coordinate activities, keep records required to track repeat offenses, and assure proper adjudication of all incidents. The DMCA agent and those acting for and in conjunction with the DMCA agent shall:

Protect rights of intellectual property owners as defined by law, University policy, and accepted standards of academic behavior;
Protect rights and due process of those accused of infringement - particularly if Fair Use protection may apply;
Generally support the authorized instruction, research, and service missions of the University; and
Consult the General Counsel and CIO when any question arises in pursuing the above.

4. Upon receipt of a complete claim of infringement, the registered agent shall direct prompt removal of material or removal of all local or wide-area network access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing. The Registered Agent will assure that University agents will promptly restore the material or activity, upon proper compliance with the terms of DMCA regarding Put Back procedures.

5. The registered University agent or the agent`s delegate will take responsible steps to promptly notify the subscriber/user of the take-down. This notice will specify information required to make a counterclaim, and other information explaining applicable due process rights.

6. St. Lawrence University may terminate access and exercise disciplinary and/or other correctional measures for any copyright infringement claim, including repeated claims and/or violations or flagrant misuse of the University`s information systems equipment or network connections and/or services.

7. All questions regarding this policy should be directed to the University`s Registered Agent

Return to Copyright Information	GUIDELINES and RESOURCES FOR DMCA ENFORCEMENT Policy on Take-Down and Put Back of Material and Activity The following procedures implement St. Lawrence University`s enforcement of specific sections of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. 1. The University's registered DMCA agent shall receive all claims of infringement. Claims may come from inside or outside the University. The law requires such claims to contain certain information including location of infringement materials. 2. The DMCA agent shall promptly acknowledge receipt of each infringement claim. If the claim fails to substantially comply in supplying information, the registered agent shall promptly attempt to contact the person making the notification or take other reasonable steps to assist in the receipt of notification that substantially complies. 3. The registered DMCA agent shall coordinate activities, keep records required to track repeat offenses, and assure proper adjudication of all incidents. The DMCA agent and those acting for and in conjunction with the DMCA agent shall: Protect rights of intellectual property owners as defined by law, University policy, and accepted standards of academic behavior; Protect rights and due process of those accused of infringement - particularly if Fair Use protection may apply; Generally support the authorized instruction, research, and service missions of the University; and Consult the General Counsel and CIO when any question arises in pursuing the above. 4. Upon receipt of a complete claim of infringement, the registered agent shall direct prompt removal of material or removal of all local or wide-area network access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing. The Registered Agent will assure that University agents will promptly restore the material or activity, upon proper compliance with the terms of DMCA regarding Put Back procedures. 5. The registered University agent or the agent`s delegate will take responsible steps to promptly notify the subscriber/user of the take-down. This notice will specify information required to make a counterclaim, and other information explaining applicable due process rights. 6. St. Lawrence University may terminate access and exercise disciplinary and/or other correctional measures for any copyright infringement claim, including repeated claims and/or violations or flagrant misuse of the University`s information systems equipment or network connections and/or services. 7. All questions regarding this policy should be directed to the University`s Registered Agent Resources RIAA: Recommended list of music download sites Camous Downloading: sites for legal music downloading
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