4. A single copy of recordings of performances by students may be made for evaluation or rehearsal purposes and may be retained by the educational institution or individual teacher. 5. A single copy of a sound recording (such as a tape, disc, or cassette) of copyrighted music may be made from sound recordings owned by an educational institution or an individual teacher for the purpose of constructing aural exercises or examinations and may be retained by the educational institution or individual teacher. (This pertains only to the copyright of the music itself and not to any copyright that may exist in the sound recording.)
4.0410.15 MUSIC
Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 4/06 Prohibitions: 1. Copying to create, replace or substitute for anthologies.
2. Copying of or from works intended to be consumable in the course of study. 3. Copying for the purpose of a performance except as noted under Permissible Uses. 4. Copying for the purpose of substituting for the purchase of music, except as noted under Permissible Uses. 5. Copying without inclusion of the copyright notice that appears on the printed copy.
4.0410.16 COMPUTER SOFTWARE Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 4/06
Software is automatically protected by federal copyright law from the moment of its creation The rights granted to the owner of a copyright are clearly stated in the copyright act, which is found in title 17 of the U.S. code. The act gives the owner of the copyright “exclusive rights to reproduce the copyrighted work” and to “distribute copies of the copyrighted work.” It also states that “anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner is an infringer of the copyright” and sets forth several penalties for such conduct. Persons who purchase a copy of software do not have the right to make additional copies without the permission of the copyright owner, except to copy the software onto a single computer and make “another copy for archival purposes only.” Policy: 1. Computer software may be copied, or altered only in terms of the purchase agreement. 2. Only the owner may duplicate computer software. 3. Computer software may be adapted only when required to use the program. 4. Computer software may be transferred and used on another computer, only if the program is uninstalled from the original computer. 5. Computer software may be used on no more than one computer at a time. (Unless one has purchased a network, site, or district license.) 6. One copy of computer software can be made for backup or archival purposes.
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