[ox-en] what i got from my dept today (ucsd)
- From: geert <geert desk.nl>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 02:50:01 +0000
-----Forwarded Message-----
From: dhalleck weber.ucsd.edu
To: geert xs4all.nl
Subject: what i got from my dept today
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:07:37 -0800
UCSD
CAMPUS NOTICE
University of California, San Diego
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR -
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR-
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
December 13, 2004
ALL FACULTY AND STAFF AT UCSD (including UCSD
Healthcare)
SUBJECT: Software Sharing at UCSD
We are alerting the campus community - students,
faculty and staff - to
the personal risks involved with illegal software
copying. It is
important that you understand these risks not only
because of the
possibility of disciplinary action, but also to
protect against criminal
prosecution and the initiation of civil litigation by
copyright holders.
We would like you to be very aware that initiation of
legal action by
copyright holders is becoming more of a reality every
day.
Though trading of copyrighted software has become
commonplace, it is
often not legal to do so. Most material is
copyrighted and obtaining or
offering such material in violation of the U.S.
copyright law may be
punishable with civil and criminal penalties,
including fines and
imprisonment. When copyright holders resort to legal
actions, there
isn't anything the University will be able to do to
protect those guilty
of infringing on copyrights.
All software used at the University is covered by
copyright law. When
the software is purchased in a "shrink-wrapped"
package, a license
agreement - which defines the terms and conditions of
use - is included,
along with media and documentation. When software is
obtained under a
departmental agreement, a campus wide agreement or a
Universitywide
agreement, the terms and conditions of use are
contained in the
agreement between the vendor and the administering
University of
California unit.
Software users must be aware that use of software
products carries with
it legal considerations that are part of the larger
issue of copyright
protection. Users, departmental computer support
staff, and managers
should know the basics of licensing to protect
themselves, their
department, and UCSD.
As the Internet Service Provider to the campus
community, UCSD receives
many notices of infringement claims about
file-sharing. In compliance
with the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and
UCSD Policy 500-5,
UCSD expeditiously takes action when notified of
infringing sites
located on the campus network. All of these incidents
are referred to
the appropriate campus officials and appropriate
disciplinary actions
are levied against those who are downloading or
offering copyrighted
materials without appropriate permission.
There are many sources of useful copyright
information. The following
are particularly applicable to software license issues:
Microsoft Licenses & Piracy:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/
Business Software Alliance:
http://www.bsa.org/usa/antipiracy
Software & Information Industry Association --
Anti-Piracy:
http://www.siia.net/piracy/default.asp
UC Copyright Policy:
http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/500-5.html
BLINK: Computer Copyright Compliance:
http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/copyright
UC Commitment to Copyright Law:
http://www.ucop.edu/irc/policy/copycommit.html
U.S. Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/
If you have any questions about these issues, please
contact your system
administrator or go to
http://acs.ucsd.edu/lib/aup_ref.php for
additional information.
Steven W. Relyea
Vice Chancellor,
Business Affairs
David R. Miller
Acting Senior Vice
Chancellor, Academic Affairs
_________________________________
Web-Site: http://www.oekonux.org/
Organization: projekt oekonux.de