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  "code": "6162.6",
  "title": "Use Of Copyrighted Materials",
  "type": "BP",
  "section": "6000",
  "lastRevised": "06/23/2010",
  "lastReviewed": "06/23/2010",
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  "contentHtml": "<p>All district staff shall adhere to the provisions of the federal copyright law and maintain the highest ethical standards in using copyrighted materials.  The district shall provide no legal support to any employee who violates the copyright law.  Willful infringement of this law by students or staff may result in disciplinary action.</p><p>The Board of Education recognizes that computer software piracy contributes to higher costs and decreases commercial incentives for the development of quality educational computer software.  In circumstances where the interpretation of the copyright law is ambiguous, the district shall determine appropriate use of computer software by referring to the license agreement and/or policy statements contained in the software packages used in the district.  Computer-related instruction for students and staff shall address the ethical and practical problems caused by software piracy.</p><p>The Superintendent or designee shall be the only individual who may sign license agreements for software for district schools.  Each school using licensed software shall have a signed copy of the software agreement.</p><p>The Superintendent or designee shall maintain regulations to discourage violation of all copyright laws and prevent illegal copying activities.</p>",
  "contentText": "All district staff shall adhere to the provisions of the federal copyright law and maintain the highest ethical standards in using copyrighted materials.  The district shall provide no legal support to any employee who violates the copyright law.  Willful infringement of this law by students or staff may result in disciplinary action.\n\nThe Board of Education recognizes that computer software piracy contributes to higher costs and decreases commercial incentives for the development of quality educational computer software.  In circumstances where the interpretation of the copyright law is ambiguous, the district shall determine appropriate use of computer software by referring to the license agreement and/or policy statements contained in the software packages used in the district.  Computer-related instruction for students and staff shall address the ethical and practical problems caused by software piracy.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall be the only individual who may sign license agreements for software for district schools.  Each school using licensed software shall have a signed copy of the software agreement.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall maintain regulations to discourage violation of all copyright laws and prevent illegal copying activities.",
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    {
      "type": "State",
      "references": [
        {
          "code": "Ed. Code 35182",
          "description": "Marketing or licensing noneducational mainframe electronic data-processing software",
          "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&sectionNum=35182."
        }
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    {
      "type": "Federal",
      "references": [
        {
          "code": "17 USC 101-122",
          "description": "Subject matter and scope of copyright",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title17/chapter1&edition=prelim"
        },
        {
          "code": "17 USC 102",
          "description": "Definitions",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:17%20section:102%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section102)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true"
        },
        {
          "code": "17 USC 106",
          "description": "Copyright protection",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:17%20section:106%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section106)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true"
        },
        {
          "code": "17 USC 107",
          "description": "Fair use of copyrighted works",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:17%20section:107%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section107)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true"
        },
        {
          "code": "17 USC 110",
          "description": "Limitations on exclusive rights: Exemption of certain performances and displays",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:17%20section:110%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section110)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true"
        },
        {
          "code": "17 USC 504",
          "description": "Penalties for copyright infringement",
          "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:17%20section:504%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section504)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true"
        }
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    {
      "type": "Management Resources",
      "references": [
        {
          "code": "Court Decision",
          "description": "Cambridge University Press et al. v. Becker et al. (N.D. Ga. 2012) 863 F.Supp.2d 1190",
          "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/#advanced"
        },
        {
          "code": "Court Decision",
          "description": "Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (1994) 510 U.S. 569",
          "url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/"
        },
        {
          "code": "Court Decision",
          "description": "Marcus v. Rowley (9th Cir., 1982) 695 F.2d 1171",
          "url": "https://law.justia.com/cases/"
        },
        {
          "code": "National School Boards Association Publication",
          "description": "Copyright Law: Do Schools Need a License to Show a Movie?, School Law Review, July 2010",
          "url": ""
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        {
          "code": "U.S. Copyright Office Publication",
          "description": "Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians, rev. 2009",
          "url": "https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf"
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        {
          "code": "U.S. Copyright Office Publication",
          "description": "Circular 22: How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work, rev. 2013",
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        },
        {
          "code": "U.S. Copyright Office Publication",
          "description": "Circular 23: The Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the Copyright Office, rev. 2012",
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        {
          "code": "Website",
          "description": "CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services",
          "url": "https://legalservices.csba.org/"
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        {
          "code": "Website",
          "description": "University of California, Copyright Education",
          "url": "http://copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/usingcopyrightedworks.html"
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          "code": "Website",
          "description": "U.S. Copyright Office",
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          "code": "Website",
          "description": "Copyright Society of the USA",
          "url": "http://www.csusa.org"
        },
        {
          "code": "Website",
          "description": "National School Boards Association",
          "url": "http://www.nsba.org"
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