Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: File Sharing and Copyright Policy

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POLICY ON THE USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
 
As a system devoted to providing the highest quality education to students; Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is committed to respecting the rights of copyright holders and complying with copyright law. Penn Commercial Business/Technical School recognizes that the exclusive rights of copyright holders are balanced by limitations on those rights under federal copyright law, including the right to make a fair use of copyrighted materials and the right to perform or display works in the course of face-to-face teaching activities.
 
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School facilitates compliance with copyright law and, where appropriate, the exercise in good faith of full fair use rights by faculty and staff in teaching, research, and service activities. Specifically, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School:

• Informs and educates students, faculty, and staff about copyright law, including the limited exclusive rights of copyright holders as set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 106, the application of the four fair use factors in 17 U.S.C. § 107, and other copyright exceptions;
  
• Develops and makes available tools and resources for faculty and staff to assist in determining copyright status and ownership and determining whether use of a work in a specific situation would be a fair use and, therefore, not an infringement under copyright law;
  
• Facilitates use of materials currently licensed by Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and provides information on licensing of third-party materials