A vast amount of information exist on the internet regarding copyright laws and lots of people are confused about acceptable use policies. Ironically, survey's have revealed students at colleges and universities know about illegal downloading of music and find it acceptable to break the law anyway. In March of 2006, Richmond University School of Law, completed a File-Sharing survey and found that 34% of college students are illegally downloading music from peer-to-peer file sharing networks. See the copyright survey results here. Ironically, 67% of the respondents don't care much that they're downloading music illegally and 54% stated they weren't sure whether illegal downloads were against their college or university policies. What is the University of Alaska policy on Copyright and Information Resource? What are some of the things you should know regarding copyright issues?
- University of Alaska Regents' Policy Part II Administration, Chapter VII - Information Resources.
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- Copyright Crash Course
- Campus Downloading: Doing it legally document
- The joint Committee of Higher Education and Entertainment Communities published a White Paper about file sharing and legal liabilities.
- Copyright Office Basics
If you would like additional information, please contact Diane Mclean, Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing for the University of Alaska fnkdm1@uaf.edu or call 907-474-7765.
