2531 Copyright

It is the intent of the CESA 5 Board of Control to abide by all Copyright Law. The following policy applies to all CESA 5 em­ployees and to all users of copyrighted materials that are checked out from CESA 5.

1. The CESA 5 Board of Control expects all employees and users of CESA 5-owned materials to be knowledgeable of the pro­visions and to abide by the 1976 federal copyright law (Public Law 94-553, Title 17 and Public Law 96-517 Section 7(b) which amends Section 117 of Title 17), any other revisions or copyright legislation (including but not limited to the digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act [TEACH Act] of 2002), and the guidelines that have been drawn up to help educators interpret the law.

2. All copying not specifically allowed by the current copyright law, fair-use guidelines, license agreements, or proprietor's permission is prohibited.

3. Copying or broadcast of copyrighted materials including, but not limited to, computer software, videos, and print materials borrowed from the CESA 5 Instructional Technology Media Center or any CESA 5 department is prohibited without prior written permission of both the publisher and CESA 5.

4. The liability for infringement of copyright law is placed on the CESA 5 employee or user of CESA 5 materials who requests or makes the copy. CESA 5 assumes no responsibility and will provide no legal assistance.

5. The CESA 5 Board of Control and administration will support any CESA 5 employee who is subject to legal action if that employee believed the copying was fair-use, as described in Public Law 94-553, Section 107, in the Fair Use Multimedia Guidelines and other Fair Use Guidelines developed for the educational community.

6. CESA 5 administrators and supervisors will not direct any staff member to willfully violate this copyright law.

7. The use of CESA 5 equipment for the purpose of violating copyright law is prohibited.

8. A copyright officer for CESA 5 shall be appointed by the CESA 5 administrator. The copyright officer is responsible for providing CESA 5 employees with inservice training and information relating to copyright law.

Adopted 4/4/2013