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E-3911.1 EGAD-R

COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE

The District and its employees shall comply with all copyright laws, and the District shall make available the following data to aid the school staff in said compliance.

Copyright Handbook

The Arizona Department of Education has prepared a copyright handbook, which consists of the following main parts:

A detailed summary and discussion of portions of the law.

An appendix with guidelines for:

Reproduction,

Recommended warnings and notices,

Suggested forms,

A checklist of permitted, prohibited, and questionable uses of copyrighted works.

These guidelines have been written primarily for use by the educational community and incorporate the most important portions of the copyright laws so that infringements can be reduced. Legal advisors were consulted during the preparation of these guidelines and, where the law was unclear, there is a check mark in the "Not Sure" column.

Handbook Location

The Arizona Department of Education copyright handbook is available in every building within the District.

The entire Copyright Law of 1976 can be found in any law library and most public libraries as Title 17 of the United States Code. A copy may also be obtained from the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20559.

School administrators will make available a copy of the guidelines provided by the Arizona Department of Education, and may post pertinent data in an appropriate area within the school site.

Publication or Creation of Materials

In the event of development of products, the following procedures shall be followed:

The employee(s) shall file a notice of intent to publish or manufacture with the person to whom the employee(s) is administratively responsible.

The supervisor shall then prepare a report containing the following information:

Description of the product.

The name of the person(s) involved in creating the product.

The percentage of duty time, if any, of the person's normal job responsibility that was devoted to creating the product.

The report shall then be filed with the office of the Superintendent.

The Superintendent shall thereupon appoint a committee of three persons having knowledge of the product (excluding those involved in creating it).

The committee shall review the report and make a recommendation to the Superintendent for action.

Prior to making a decision, the Superintendent will confer with the person(s) eligible to receive royalties to help assure a mutually satisfactory arrangement.

Should any employee(s) involved be dissatisfied with a decision so made by the Superintendent, appeal may be taken to the Governing Board.

Adopted: date of manual adoption