Purpose:

DEALING WITH ELECTRONIC COPYPRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/NETWORK MISUSE

Applicability and ScopeCopyright Infringements Reported by Outside Agencies
Upon notification of copyright infringement, Network Administrator completes Judicial Affairs
Incident Report Form and forwards to Judicial Affairs Director and to Library Director who
serves as Campus Copyright Compliance Officer.
Library Director responds to notice of copyright infringement.
Judicial Affairs Director handles infringement according to Judicial Affairs review procedures.
Students found in violation of the Electronic Use Policy will likely receive the following
sanctions: 1) one semester disciplinary probation; 2) letter of apology to Network Administrator;
and 3) writing a paper on copyright.

Copyright Infringements or Network Misuse Not Reported by Outside Agencies
First violation - Network Administrator notifies student directly.
Subsequent violations - Network Administrator completes Judicial Affairs Incident Report Form
and forwards to Judicial Affairs. Judicial Affairs Director handles infringement according to
Judicial Affairs Review procedures as described above; MP3 violations are likely to be
sanctioned with residence hall probation; movie downloads are likely to be sanctioned with
disciplinary probation. Any repeated violations will likely result in additional and more severe
sanctions.