Computer Usage and Copyrights

The 黑料社 requires that all network and system users abide by applicable laws and respect the copyrights and intellectual property of others.  The Acceptable Usage Standards of Computing and Communication Technology states:

Users shall respect the proprietary rights of software and documentation.

Discussion - Computer software, documents or files protected by copyright are not to be copied from or into computing facilities, except as permitted by license or law. Additionally, the number of copies and the distribution of copies must adhere to copyright restrictions and/or provisions. Further, type written or machine-readable documents protected by copyright are not to be reproduced or copied, unless permitted by the copyright owner or legally accepted 鈥渇air use鈥.

The University鈥檚 Procedure For Responding To Allegations of On-Line Infringement of Copyright

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) limits the liability of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for certain copyright infringements.  Under the definition set forth in the DMCA the 黑料社 qualifies as an ISP.  In the case of an on-line copyright allegation, if the university is a content-neutral ISP or if the university has no editorial responsibility or control over the infringing content, the university may choose to take advantage of the ISP liability limitation included under the DMCA and respond to the allegation in accordance with the procedures described in the DMCA.

The DMCA requires that the university designate and agent to receive claims of copyright infringement.  Accordingly, all claims of copyright infringement should be sent to:

黑料社
Information Technology Services
101 Vera King Ferris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205-9441
Phone Number: (609) 652-4335
Email Address: abuse@stockton.edu

DMCA procedures for responding to a copyright allegation:

  • Determine whether the university can and wishes to take advantage of the ISP liability limitation or whether to handle the complaint in another way. 
  • If a college or university qualifies for the DMCA process and chooses to follow the law鈥檚 procedures, it must respond to the notice by giving notice to the owner of the page.  This includes:
    1. Evaluate the notice to be sure it substantially conforms to the statutory requirements. These requirements include:
      • Physical or digital signature of the owner of the copyright or the owner鈥檚 authorized agent;
      • Description of the works claimed to be infringed;
      • Description of the allegedly infringing works, sufficient to enable the agent to find them;
      • Sufficient information to enable the agent to contact the complainer;
      •  A good faith statement that the use of the material is not authorized;
      • A statement attesting to the accuracy of the information, and under penalty of perjury, that the complainer is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright.
    2. If the notice substantially conforms to the above, the university must notify the page owner of the allegation of infringement and secure voluntary take down of the work or disable access.   If the notice does not substantially conform, the university should return the notice to the complainer and attempt to obtain the necessary information.  If after attempting to obtain the necessary information the complainer does not respond, the university may ignore the notice.
    3. After the page/file owner voluntarily takes down the page/file or the university disables access to the page/file, a page owner may file a counter-notice asserting that the claim of infringement is mistaken or the work has been misidentified.  A counter-notice must contain the following:
      • A physical or digital signature of the page/file owner;
      • A description of the material removed and its location before it was removed;
      • A statement that the page owner believes in good faith that the material was removed by mistake or because it was misidentified;
      • The page owner鈥檚 name, address and phone number and his or her consent to jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for that address;
      • A statement that the page owner will accept service of process from the complainer.

      The university will not be liable to the owner of the page for any harm he or she might suffer because of our actions in disabling access to a page so long as we:
      • Take reasonable step