What sorts of activities might be included in copyright violations?
Two of the most common electronic copyright violations are the unauthorized reproduction of published material, which has been copyrighted by someone else, and the unauthorized duplication of commercial software (software piracy). For example, many photographs circulating on the Internet have been scanned from published material without authorization, and it may be illegal to store or to disseminate them. Similarly, many digitized sounds may have been reproduced from copyrighted recordings without authorization. If you have any doubt about whether it is permissible to reproduce something, you should first assume that it is copyrighted and then check with the University’s Copyright Officer in order to avoid possible problems. Users who are guilty of software piracy should realize that the penalties for this activity can be very serious; before you accept any software from another user, it is your responsibility to make sure that you are entitled to accept it. The unauthorized duplicatio
