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(Requires Adobe Reader) As an increasing number of questions have been raised about electronic documents and the ability to copy and distribute them, it became clear the institution needed to develop a statement on copyright. While informal policies existed the institution has never formally developed and approved a policy through faculty and/or administrative action. As an extension of Earlham’s “Principles and Practices” and consistent with its philosophy, this document is intended to serve as a set of guidelines for students, faculty and staff of the college in their uses of copyrighted materials. The purpose of the document is to provide a basis for guiding practice. The writers understand that the field of copyright law and interpretation of Fair Use is in great flux and we will not be able to write a definitive policy that will have much staying power. Instead, we have written what might be called guidelines that will need to be revised frequently as the legal landscape changes. As the appendix to this statement indicates, we believe that an educational program will be very important follow-up to the implementation of the guidelines. The appropriate place for such a policy to be developed is the Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) –a faculty committee that includes representation from all segments of the on-campus community. In the summer of 2003 Information Services (IS) explored possible shapes for such a policy. Because so many institutions have developed such statements we did not want to start from scratch. In our exploration of other statements we were attracted to that of Princeton University. We liked the general approach the statement took and the statement was in many ways consonant with our own practices. Staff of IS created a version of the Princeton document that more accurately represented Earlham’s current informal policies, was consistent with the authors’ understanding of current law, and used language that is locally appropriate (e.g., college instead of university). The approach is to develop a document that focuses on the fair use provisions recognized in the law and vigorously apply them to our circumstances. ITPC revised the document during the fall semester 2003. What follows is the latest version to result from that revision process. ITPC expects that there will be further changes as the document is reviewed broadly on the campus. This introduction will be revised as the process goes forward. – Mickey White and Tom Kirk, July 2005 1We wish to acknowledge Princeton University’s “Guidelines for Instructional Use of Copyrighted Electronic and Multimedia Materials” that was the starting point for the development of this policy. Some language from the Princeton University Policy has been retained in this document. This version approved by ITPC on December 8, 2004. 2Principles and Practices. Richmond, IN: Earlham College, 2000. The Community Principles and Practices describes principles and practices that guide those of us who live and work at Earlham College and who form its campus community: students, teaching and administrative faculty, and staff. As well, College trustees, and many alumni and former employees of the College, feeling themselves still members of the community, choose to embrace these principles.
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