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Digital Media Copyright Act Guidelines (DCMA)
for Students, Staff and Faculty
Distribution of copyrighted materials without permission is a violation of federal law. With the widespread growth of the Internet and file sharing technologies the ease at which illegally reproduced materials can be acquired and distributed has grown exponentially. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) addresses this topic in great detail.
In an effort to avoid getting caught up in the legal and ethical complications of the file sharing argument under no circumstances are any programs that fall into the file-sharing category to be installed on any computer owned by OCSA or attached to the OCSA network. Furthermore you are not authorized to store, copy, download or distribute MP3s, feature films, copyrighted writings or other files or programs that may violate local, state and federal copyright laws on an OCSA computer or campus network.
Ontario Christian School Association is committed to providing students and faculty with access to technology for the purpose of learning, but it cannot condone or allow the distribution or download of copyrighted material through its network.
In the event of a claim being filed against OCSA alleging copyright infringement on the part of an OCSA employee or student, OCSA employees will respond to the claim, investigate and take whatever actions are necessary to end the infringement. If copyright infringement allegations are upheld and result in financial liability, the individual or group of individuals responsible for the violation will be held responsible for damages, not the OCSA.
OCSA reserves the right to monitor, audit, and review web site access, file access and the contents of personal folders of computer accounts belonging to the OCSCHOOLS domain. Computer accounts and email accounts belonging to our domains are subject to review at any time and are to be used solely for educational and business purposes. Computer accounts and access to the OCSA network is a privilege, not a right and as such, the OCSA reserves the right to terminate computer access at anytime for violation of computer access policies.
Failure to abide by the guidelines of this policy will result in loss of network access and possible termination of employment, suspension or expulsion depending on the seriousness of the violation. Failure to comply will result in being held responsible for all removal and cleanup costs, loss of Internet access and tight restrictions placed on his or her network account.
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