Policy of Copyright Laws

The copyright laws of the United States make it illegal for anyone to duplicate copyrighted materials without permission. Severe penalties are provided for unauthorized copying of all materials covered by the act unless the copying falls within the bounds of the "fair use" doctrine.

Any original materials created by students are owned by those students. Original materials will not be used in college publications nor be posted on college web sites without prior written permission of the student who created the work. The person supervising the publication/web site shall be in charge of monitoring permission to post copyrighted materials.

Any duplication of copyrighted materials by college employees, students, and other users must be done with permission of the copyright holder or within the bounds of "fair use" as described in federal copyright legislation. The administration shall adopt and enforce procedures recommended by the Legal Department of the Kansas Association of School Boards.

Copyright materials include both printed information and electronic media (software, videotapes, audio tapes, materials downloaded from the Internet, etc).

The institution accepts no liability for an individual’s failure to comply with the copyright laws.

X This replaces policy dated 12-15-97