Copyright at UVa. - for Students

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This site has been set up to help you understand copyright laws and policies as they apply to digital materials here at U.Va. We're here to tell you about the University's commitment to protecting lawful copyrights, the administrative process use d to handle infringement cases, and ways you can protect yourself from being involved unwittingly in illegal activities.

U.Va. takes copyright issues very seriously. If you download a song or a movie, a computer game or a software application in violation of its copyright, you're not just eating up all the bandwidth in your dorm - you're stealing. If you share thos e copyrighted materials with others, you're helping them to steal, too. Industry lawyers are beginning to target individuals who violate their copyrights - as evidenced by the recent lawsuit at Princeton University. You could be liable to huge fines - eve n jail time - if you infringe. If it comes to the University's attention that you're violating digital copyrights, you could find yourself with no network access - that means no email, no Instant Messenger, no Internet. And it may cost you money to get it back.

Leaving home to go to college means more autonomy for you, more freedom to make your own choices. It also means a greater burden of responsibility - so choose wisely.

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