Copyright Infringement Claim Policy per the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Responsible Office: Information Technology

PURPOSE

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) limits the liability of and establishes minimum requirements of service providers with respect to copyright infringement claims. University of Indianapolis respects the rights of copyright holders and their agents and complies with the DMCA. The purpose of this document is to establish procedures followed by the University of Indianapolis in response to the receipt of copyright infringement claims by DCMA takedown notices.

SCOPE

Students, Faculty and Staff

POLICY STATEMENT

The University of Indianapolis respects the rights of copyright holders and their agents and has
enacted this policy in order to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Designated Agent

Copyright infringement claims must comply with the DMCA, Title II, Section 512(c)(3). The DMCA requires that service providers publish a designated agent to whom all claims of copyright infringement can be sent. Claims of copyright infringement should be sent to the University of Indianapolis’ designated agent:

Matthew C. Wilson
Chief Technology Officer
University of Indianapolis
1400 East Hanna Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46227
dmca@uindy.edu 

Procedures

Upon receipt of a claim of copyright infringement, the following procedures will be followed:

• The designated agent will assign the investigation to the Security Administrator within
  Information Technology.
• The Security Administrator will create a ticket within the helpdesk system to track progress
  and repeat offenders.
• If able, the Security Administrator will review logs and identify the device and the owner
  involved in the copyright infringement claim.
• First time offenders will be notified by forwarding the original infringement claim to the
  owner of the device named in the claim, Student Affairs will be copied.
• Repeat offenders will have their devices disconnected from the network and referred to
  Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

More Information

There are hundreds of legal alternatives to consume copyrighted music and movies. Legal
alternatives include, but are not limited to Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube,
Amazon Prime, and Netflix.

Streaming services are also available from the library. Videos and music can be used by all
students and staff. These materials can be used for projects or personal use. Links to specific
items can be embedded into documents, but files cannot be downloaded to use offline. The
library also has access to electronic books and articles. Some of these can be downloaded for
personal use, but permission varies depending on the vendor.

For additional information about Copyright Law visit the KML copyright page.
Full text of the DMCA