newbb电子平台 遵守版权

著作权法

The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject users of newbb电子平台's network to civil and criminal liabilities.

法律的惩罚

Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.

Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. 在一般情况下, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or “statutory” damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,每件被侵权作品. For “willful” infringement, a court may award up to $150,每件被侵权作品. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505.

Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,每宗罪行五千元. For more information, please see the U.S. 版权办公室.

大学的惩罚

In addition to civil and criminal penalties, you may face additional University sanctions under 91年政策.003 - 可接受的使用:

"Users who do not comply with this policy or related university information security standards may be denied access to information technology (“IT”) resources, as well as be subjected to disciplinary action."

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

The Higher Education Opportunity Act passed by Congress in 2008 introduced additional requirements to deter copyright infringement. These requirements include: an annual disclosure regarding copyright regulations, a compliance plan and periodic review of effectiveness for the plan, as well as alternatives to illegal file-sharing.

年度披露

每年, all residential incoming students receive disclosure information through the orientation process. Additionally, the content remains available through the public posting on this web page.

合规计划

newbb电子平台 makes compliance with copyright laws a priority. As a result, all copyright notices are taken seriously. We are able to monitor anomalies in bandwidth usage within our network and pair this with our DMCA processing and remediation system. Upon receipt of a DMCA notice, we take steps to identify and send the appropriate notice to the individual and interrupt network access until this identification and delivery occurs. Students who obtain three offenses within our DMCA processing system will be unable to self-remediate and require further review by the Information 安全 Office. 如果有必要的话, the Information 安全 Office will contact the Office of Community 标准 and Student Responsibility to determine disciplinary actions. newbb电子平台 will regularly review the effectiveness of our DMCA processing system and processes outlined within this plan.

替代资源

请访问 Educause的名单 对于合法的选择.