Copyright Infringement

It is illegal to distribute copyrighted materials -- such as software, movies, music, pictures -- without proper authorization.

If a complaint of copyright infringement is reported involving a computer assigned to a Bren School student, the student's account will be locked out until Bren School support personnel have a chance to investigate the allegations.

If copyrighted materials are found, they will be removed immediately.

For the initial complaint (first violation), the Bren School Student Affairs Office (SAO) staff and the appropriate Associate Dean (as well as the academic advisor, for grad students) will be notified.

The student will be required to meet in person with appropriate SAO staff to review applicable campus policies, and to sign a statement verifying receipt and notice of such policies.

This signed statement will become part of the student's file.

For any subsequent complaints, the appropriate Associate Dean, academic advisor (for graduate students) and SAO staff will be notified.

The student will then be referred to the Office of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct, for academic suspension (upon 2nd violation) or expulsion from the university(upon 3rd violation) by the Dean of Students.

The above statement is based upon:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA POLICIES APPLYING TO CAMPUS ACTIVITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS, UCI CAMPUS IMPLEMENTATION
August 1996, APPENDIX K:
Computer Use Policy (Reference to Section 102.05), which includes "Violating the terms of applicable software licensing agreements or copyright laws."

Please see the most current UCI Copyright Information.