Contact:
Molly Ledermann
Faculty Librarian
mledermann@wccnet.edu
Phone: (734) 973-3313
This policy has been developed and distributed in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and the Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization ("TEACH") Act.
Washtenaw Community College is committed to complying with all applicable laws regarding copyright and patents. Compliance with federal copyright and patent law is expected of all students, faculty and staff.
"Copyright" is legal protection for any creative work in a fixed medium. Copyright protects the original creative work of authors, composers, and creators of all types from reproduction, display, performance, dissemination, distribution, or creation of derivative works by others. In order to use a copyrighted work, faculty, staff, and students must either obtain permission or qualify for a legal exception to the requirement for permission. Because the College may be liable for the illegal acts of faculty and staff, and because the College provides services, including Internet and e-mail access to faculty, staff, and students, the College is required to provide notice, education, and take-down procedures and to terminate the access privileges of those who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others.
As an educational education involved in inquiry and dissemination of knowledge, the College supports (1) the responsible, good faith exercise of full fair use rights by faculty, librarians, and staff in furtherance of their teaching, research, and service activities; (2) copyright ownership for creative, non-directed works by faculty, staff, and students and College ownership of directed employment-related works; and (3) protection of ownership rights for creators of works that require a different ownership model.
To the foregoing stated ends the College shall:
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