The Board directs its staff and students to use copyrighted works only to the extent that the law permits. The Board recognizes that Federal law applies to public school districts and the staff and students must, therefore, avoid acts of copyright infringement under penalty of law. The Board does not sanction or condone illegal duplication in any form, the use of illegally duplicated materials, or the improper use of commercially duplicated materials.

Commercial materials, whether printed or non-printed, may not be duplicated without prior written permission from the owner or copyright holder. It is a violation of the copyright laws to load software onto a District computer without a license authorizing the use of that software on that computer.

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

Because the Board hosts a web site and stores information on it at the direction of users, it is classified as an on-line service provider for copyright purposes. In order to limit the Board's liability relating to material/information residing, at the direction of a user, on its system or network, the 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 Board's web site. Such contact information, along with the appropriate filing fee, shall also be provided to the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.

Additionally, the agent's name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address shall be included in the student handbook for each school.

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

Employees who willfully infringe upon current copyright laws may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.

17 U.S.C. 101 et seq.