Lewis & Clark

Information Technology

Lewis & Clark’s Procedures for Responding to Copyright Infringement Claims

When Lewis & Clark receives a copyright infringement claim involving music, video, software, games or other digital material, it takes the following steps under the 1998 federal statute known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA):

  • The infringement claim is forwarded to the Information Security Officer with a copy to the Help Desk Manager.
  • The Information Security Officer checks network logs to correlate the information provided in the claim with a specific network user.
  • If a correlation is determined, network access is suspended immediately and the user notified by being “quarantined” to a website with information about why network access has been suspended and what they need to do to restore network access.
  • The user must bring his/her computer to the Information Technology helpdesk to verify that the file identified in the claim is no longer being shared or the file sharing software is removed.
  • Network access is restored upon verification (and education).

Second Offense:

  • If someone should receive a second infringement claim, network access is suspended and the “evidence” is turned over to the student judicial process.

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Contact Us

Information Technology is located in Watzek Library on the Undergraduate Campus.

Emailinfotech@lclark.edu

Voice503-768-7020
Fax503-768-7228

Chief Information OfficerAdam Buchwald

Information Technology
Lewis & Clark
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 97
Portland, OR 97219