Information Services

Reporting Alleged Copyright Infringement

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Adrian College has designated an agent to receive notification of alleged copyright infringement occurring in the adrian.edu domain. If you believe your copyrighted work is being infringed on an Adrian site, please notify:

David Cruse
Electronic Resources Librarian
Adrian College
Telephone: (517) 265-5161 x4241
Fax: (517) 264-3748
E-mail: dcruse@adrian.edu
US Mail: Adrian College, 110 S. Madison St., Adrian, MI 49221

Contents of Notice

Your written notice (print or e-mail) must include the following information:

1. Identification of the material on our system that is the basis of your inquiry. Include a URL or other specific location information. An IP address is not, in and of itself, sufficient for this purpose, as we use DHCP dynamic IP addresses.

2. Description of the material to enable us to locate that material.

3. Your contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.

4. A statement of your good-faith belief that use of the material, in the manner complained of, is not authorized by the copyright owner, owner's agent, or the law.

5. A statement that the information you are submitting is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are authorized to enforce the copyrights that you allege have been infringed.

6. Your physical or electronic signature.

US Copyright Law and Adrian College Policy

Persons who engage in the infringement of copyright-protected materials on Adrian College networks are subject to discipline under our Computer Use Agreement. In appropriate instances, violations of the policy will result in termination of all computing privileges.

For more information on U.S. copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please see the U.S. Copyright Office web site.