consumer-info-copyright

Copyright Infringement

Materials students, faculty and staff wish to download, such as movies,
music, software, games, sound recordings, lyrics, images, etc., are protected
by copyright. Copyrighted works may not be copied, sold, distributed,
displayed, performed publicly, or used to create new works without the
owner’s permission. The “Fair Use” exception allows copying; for more
information please consult:

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

Downloading or uploading files from the Internet and file sharing are
deemed infringement if not fair use or done without the copyright owner’s
permission.

It is the intention of Laguna College of Art + Design to adhere to the
provisions of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Almost
everything in print and most of what you find online is copyrighted material.
This is true for all material on the LCAD website and for all material that
you access through the LCAD proxy server. The Library contracts with
several database publishers and vendors to provide resources to LCAD
students and faculty for educational use ; these are made available at no
additional charge to students, faculty and staff, but are subject to the
conditions of the licensing contracts between LCAD and the publishers.

Copyright laws are complicated, particularly as they relate to educational
and fair use. Please consult the librarian if you have questions about
compliance with the law.

For more information about the U.S. Copyright law, consult:

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/