Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

4.0410.21 DIGITIZERS

Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 4/06 1. A work that you create through digitizing, when completed, as a whole cannot be made up of more than ten percent of someone else’s work. Ninety percent must be your own.

4.0410.22 FILE SHARING/EMAIL Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 4/06

File sharing and emailing involve the process of sending or accessing stored files and sharing between computers. This includes downloading music, software, movies, print, etc., then sharing from one computer to another. This is only legal if: 1. You are the copyright owner. 2. The copyright owner grants permission through license agreement or written acknowledgement. 3. The material is in the public domain. 4. Use of the material is a “fair use” as defined by copyright law.

4.0410.23 CAUTIONS

Issue Date: 9/12/96 Updated: 4/06 1. To ensure that individuals are not illegally sharing files, one, needs to be sure that the file sharing application on his/her computer is not set to share the computer’s files. 2. Before purchasing materials through the computer, check to be sure that the distributor of computer music, movies, software, etc. has permission from copyright holder to distribute through the computer. 3. After purchasing music, movies, games, software, and other multi-media, individuals need to read the license carefully. This agreement will indicate if one has the right to convert the format or to share.

4.0411 TEACHER-SELECTED MATERIAL SELECTION AND REVIEW

Duchesne County School District values the role of quality literature and media in the educational experience of students. The Board is committed to thoughtful selection and consideration of required reading and viewing materials and recognizes the rights of parents to provide suggestions of quality material and to question literature or media, which they personally consider inappropriate or harmful to their own child.

4.0411.01 ADMINISTRATION Issue Date: 10/9/08 Updated: 2/8/24

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