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Digital and Electronic Copyright Infringement

Copying, downloading, storing, displaying, 或未经版权所有人的明确许可，使用大学系统或网络分发受版权保护的材料, except as otherwise allowed under the copyright law, is prohibited. Under the Federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, 用户如再次侵犯版权，将被终止使用大学系统和网络的权限, 并根据州和联邦法律以及1998年联邦数字千年版权法案进行进一步起诉. 

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (34 C.F.R. Section 668) by the United States Congress and signed into law by on August 14, 2008, 要求教育机构积极主动地防范非法下载和侵权行为. 以下是KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载非法点对点文件共享的政策.

DSU的政策是禁止在学校网络上进行任何非法的点对点文件共享. 所有访问KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载网络的用户都承认他们了解并同意本政策和所有大学政策.

 

College/Unit Policy Officer: 负责对学生有广泛政策影响的问题的人, faculty, and staff in the college/unit; an Associate Dean or similar position.

Copyright law: 《KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载》载于《KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载》第17篇.S.C) and is available at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ 在一定期限内保护“固定在有形表达媒介上的原创作品”(17 U.S.C. §102). Copyright protection includes, for instance, the legally secured right to publish and sell the substance and form of a literary, artistic or musical work. The federal copyright statute governs the reproduction of works of authorship. In general, works governed by copyright law include such traditional works of authorship as books, photographs, music, drama, video and sculpture, and also software, multimedia, and databases. Copyrighted works are protected regardless of the medium in which they are created or reproduced; thus, copyright extends to digital works and works transformed into a digital format.

Copyright Infringement: Copying, storing, displaying, 或未经版权所有人的明确许可，使用大学系统或网络分发受版权保护的材料, except as otherwise allowed under the copyright law, is prohibited. Under the Federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, 用户如再次侵犯版权，将被终止使用大学系统和网络的权限, 并根据州和联邦法律以及1998年联邦数字千年版权法案进行进一步起诉.

Electronic Communications: 电子邮件使用计算机和网络系统以电子邮件的方式交流或发布信息或材料, bulletin boards, or other such electronic tools.

Illegal Downloads:  擅自将文件或数据从一台计算机转移到另一台计算机

Network Systems: 包括语音、视频和数据网络、交换机、路由器、无线设备和存储设备.

Peer to Peer File Sharing:  allows internet users to transfer digital files directly from computer to computer

System or Network Administrator负责管理计算机或网络系统的操作或操作系统环境的大学雇员, respectively.

University Computers and Network Systems (University Systems): Computers, networks, servers, 以及其他类似的由学校管理并由学校负责的设备. Throughout this policy, 简称“大学系统”是指所有的大学计算机和网络系统.

 

未经许可在互联网上分发受版权保护的材料违反了1998年的数字千年版权法案(“DMCA”)。. Most of the music, 通过文件共享程序下载的游戏或视频没有得到版权所有者的许可.

Delta State University receives notices of copyright infringement under the DMCA. 这些通知来自软件或娱乐行业，它们将互联网扫描的重点放在特定游戏上, songs or videos.   To alleviate its potential liability, KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载必须迅速回应这些通知，并将采取以下步骤:

  1. Upon receipt of notification, the Office of Information Technology must identify the source of the complaint. 
  2. DSU is requested to confirm a cease and desist action to the copyright agent. 
  3. The IP address from which the complaint originated will be disabled.
  4. The CIO, 房屋署署长或有关部门主管会与投诉人士会面，解释投诉内容，并就如何从他们的电脑中删除受版权保护的资料提供意见. 
  5. Once the information has been removed, OIT will be authorized to re-enable the IP address.
  6. If the individual ignores the request, 除非能够提供证据证明受版权保护的材料不再存在于个人的计算机或相关设备上，否则不能恢复访问权限.
  7. On second violation, the party risks having their Internet access permanently disabled. 
  8. 上诉:个人可就调查结果或裁定向房屋署署长或有关部门主管提出上诉. Appeals may then move to the Vice President for the respective area.

Legal Alternatives for Downloading

The following legal alternatives for downloading materials from the Internet are available. KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载不认可任何特定的商业产品，只认可以下网站提供合法的音乐下载选择, movies, books. 

 Federal and State Penalties

  • Federal Law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted sound recordings (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). Code available at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/title17/ 对初犯者的刑事处罚最高可达5年监禁和250美元,000 in fines. 
  • Civil penalties can run into many thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees. The minimum penalty is $750 per item (song, video, etc). 
  • “禁止电子盗窃法”(NET Act)在涉及数字录音的版权侵犯方面与此类似. 国会于1997年颁布了《KOK体育app官方下载软件官方手机版app下载》，以促进对互联网上侵犯版权行为的起诉. The NET Act makes it a federal crime to reproduce, distribute, or share copies of electronic copyrighted works such as songs, movies, games, or software programs, 即使复制或分发材料的人没有商业目的和/或没有获得私人经济利益. Prior to this law being passed, 那些故意在互联网上传播复制软件的人，如果没有从中获利，就不会面临刑事处罚. 侵犯电子版权最高可判处三年监禁和250美元罚款,000 fine.

Mississippi Code: 
The Mississippi Code http://www.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/MSCode/ 

Violations:

违反这些政策可能会导致立即暂停计算机帐户和网络访问，等待调查的情况，并可能导致其最终撤销. 严重违反该政策的行为将直接提交给相应的大学或外部机构.  Unauthorized use of University computing facilities can be a criminal offense. 处罚可能严重到休学或开除学籍和/或刑事起诉.

违反此政策的人将根据大学适当使用计算机和网络资源政策中概述的细节进行处理.  那些不能接受这些行为标准的人将被拒绝使用三角洲州的计算机或网络系统. 违规者也可能受到学校规定以及州和联邦法律的处罚.

  • Appropriate Use of Computing and Network Resources