John's friends have assured him that it's very easy to create a new home page on the Web by simply using his web browser to view the source of any document he likes and then copying the HTML (hypertext markup language) code that has programmed the document to appear in a certain format on the screen of his computer. Instead of requiring students to purchase the expensive anthology in which the poems appear (which students are unlikely to use for any other aspect of the class), she reprints the poems on her class homepage on the World Wide Web (WWW). UpCounsel's lawyers come from law schools such as Harvard Law and Yale Law and have an average of 14 years of legal experience, including working with or on behalf of companies such as Google, Menlo Ventures and Airbnb. The student's lawyer, Harvey Silvergate, argued that LaMacchia, acting in his capacity as the owner of the bulletin board, was merely responsible for maintaining the technological conduit, and not for the content it contained, and that, therefore, LaMacchia should not be held accountable for the information that other users placed there.
In addition, this applies to the work regardless of whether it is on a hard drive, computer disks, film or tape. There is no standard extract that is allowed by law, and the fair use guidelines are relatively non-specific. If you are the legal owner of a computer program, you can sell or transfer that legal copy along with a legally made backup of the software, but you cannot sell the backup alone. Instead of just using a regular browser, the student may now need to locate and install several help applications and add-ons.
If you want to include additional elements in the agreement, such as the requirement that a line of credit appear for work on the site, you can add them to this short agreement. Again, Section 117 does not allow you to sell backups to another person, except where those backups are sold together with the original legally owned copy. The information provided on this site does not constitute legal advice, does not constitute a lawyer referral service, and no attorney-client or confidential relationship will be formed or formed through the use of the site. If the software is distributed, either by selling it with a course package or by including software applications, readers, or installers on a course website or CDit, you must ensure that licensing issues related to such software have been investigated.
In education, there are many materials on the Internet that could be used as teaching material for a class or for an application in research. For more information, or if you have legal issues related to technology laws, consult with an intellectual property lawyer in your area to discuss your case. The same laws and penalties that apply for making illegal copies in the library or elsewhere apply to the Internet. Students who use the University's Internet service to download or upload unauthorized music, movies, or other materials face consequences that include being sued by the RIAA or the MPAA and losing a lawsuit that costs them thousands of dollars, being charged with criminal offenses, or serving time in prison.
