FILE:  EFB

Cf:  EFA

 

COPYRIGHT

 

 

It is the policy of the Vernon Parish School Board to abide by the provisions of the Copyright Law of the United States and the Congressional Guidelines that delineate it.

 

The Board does not sanction illegal use or duplication of copyrighted materials in any form.  Employees who willfully violate the copyright position of the Board do so at their own risk and assume all liability and responsibility.

 

The Vernon Parish School Board directs that:

 

1.

Unlawful copies of copyrighted materials may not be produced on Board-owned equipment or within Board-owned facilities.

 

2.

Unlawful copies of copyrighted materials may not be used with Board-owned equipment, within Board-owned facilities, or at Board-sponsored functions.

 

3.

Information about copyright law and guidelines shall be made available to all employees.

 

The Board delegates to the building level administrator the responsibility for informing employees of the copyright policy of the Board and of provisions of the United States Copyright Law.  Employees or students found in violation of any guidelines for proper use shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension, expulsion, or termination, as appropriate.

 

COPYING COMPUTER SOFTWARE

 

Permitted:

 

1.

Making (or authorizing the making of) a copy of a computer program provided:

 

  • That such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and it is used in no other matter, or

  • That such a new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued possession of the computer program should cease to be rightful.

  • That the archival copy be recorded in a log which includes, but is not limited to, title, vendor, and date of duplication.

 

2.

When printed authorization is on file.

 

Prohibited:

 

1.

Creation of any new copies of copyrighted programs for any purpose other than those listed above.

 

2.

Creation of any copies of programs which have been modified or adapted to meet local needs.

 

3.

Multiple-loading or booting from one disk into multiple machines at the same time.

 

4.

Downloading of a program to multiple stations at the same time from a network source (unless authorized by a network license).

   

Revised and Recoded:  August, 2006

 

 

Ref:    17 USC 101 et seq. (Copyrights)

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยง17:81

 

Vernon Parish School Board