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THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THOSE ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE OR COURSE OF DEALING. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. NEITHER WE NOR OUR DEALERS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE; OR FOR CLAIMS BY A THIRD PARTY. OUR MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU, AND THAT OF OUR DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE ALLEGED BREACH OR DEFAULT IS A BREACH OF A FUNDAMENTAL CONDITION OR TERM, OR A FUNDAMENTAL BREACH. SOME STATES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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The materials on these web pages and reference links to other web sights have been prepared by Ugenie PCS for informational purposes only. Information relating to software and hardware security and bug reports are not prepared as legal or technical advice but as an informational service. Transmission of the information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, a consultant or technical relationship. Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon this information without seeking professional help. The information contained in this web site is provided only as general information which may or may not reflect the most current legal and technical developments. This information is not provided in the course of a consultant or technical to client relationship and is not intended to constitute legal or technical advice or to substitute for obtaining legal and / or technical advice in your state or country.

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Portions of the products described by this document may be derived from the UNIX® and Berkeley 4.3 BSD systems, licensed from UNIX System Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Novell, Inc., and the University of California, respectively. Third-party font software in such product is protected by copyright and licensed from Sun's font suppliers.

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TRADEMARKS

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All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant Logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCstation, SPARCserver, SPARCengine, SPARCworks, and SPARCompiler are licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

For more information about copyright law and how it applies to information found on the Internet, see the Copyright Considerations page from UCSD and the Copyright and Intellectual Property Resources page from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Stanford also has an extensive web site that deals with copyright and fair use.

If you aren't sure about the Copyright Law of 1974 (Tile 17 of the United States code as amended in 1994) and how it applies to documents you find in cyberspace, feel free to browse through the statute.

Here are a few interesting links about copyrights and the Net.

1. On the Net -
   Hank Barry, Technology Transactions - This is the second in a series of columns about topics in Internet business and law that are new and noteworthy. R-E-S-P-E-C-T.com

2. Technology & Intellectual Property -
   Law Bulletin - Published quarterly by the Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.

3. Index of Legal Resources

4. The Legal Information Institute
   Cornell Law School

COPYRIGHT ISSUES

With the wealth of material in this medium users may be tempted to download vast amounts of text or sound for personal use, research, public performance, or use in the classroom. Although copyright legislation is, as yet, unclear or nonexistent, the normal rules of copyright law and the Berne Convention probably apply. If in doubt, it is recommended that users ask permission.

In an on-line article entitled "Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright" Terry Carroll discusses some conditions that void normal copyright protection. He contends that copyrights should be assumed unless an author makes an unambiguous statement or overt act that indicates intent to dedicate the work to the public domain. In other words, simply posting a work on a computer network does not imply that the author has abandoned copyright.

The "fair use" doctrine does not give us any true guidelines for amounts and types of material that can be used without permission. Many publishers and universities have policy statements, but they are little more than educated guesses as not much has been tried in court. Most of these policies have not dealt with the issues of materials downloaded from the Internet.

Judicial tendencies reveal that the more commercially viable a piece, the more it is protected. Unpublished works are more protected than published, while artistic and literary expression is more protected. Factual reporting is less protected, and educational uses are less likely to be prosecuted unless they collide with the commercial issue. There have not been many court cases to test the legality of using the electronic documents and communications of another person or company.

With the existence of e-mail, it is very easy to ask for permission. Most Web pages list the author's e-mail address or the e-mail address of someone who can contact the author.

The Copyright Office's on-line information at the URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov offers additional details. A site that elaborates on the Copyright Office's information is at Stanford University gopher://palimpsest.stanford.edu:70/11/ByTopic/copyright.

The Coalition for Network Information's on-line discussion list is an on-going discussion of copyright law as it applies to cyberspace. This organization also has in its Web site an executive summary of research by the AAU Task Force on Intellectual Property Rights in an Electronic Environment. Section 4.a. "Universities as Users of Copyright Materials" of URL: http://arl.cni.org/aau/IP1.html is especially interesting reading.

For a print article on copyright as it applies to language teaching or language laboratory uses see Parkhurst and Carpenter's comprehensive article "Copyright and Non-Print Media: Learning Labs and the Law" referer to Parkhurst, Bruce and Laura M. Carpenter "Copyright and Non-Print Media: Learning Labs and the Law" IALL Journal, International Association of Learning Laboratories, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring 1990.

WWW Law & Publications Sites

HG (www.hg.org) is a legal site with over 20,000 original pages and more than 70,000 links. HG I contains information on over 6,000 legal organizations including every government in the world. HG II 's 200+ practice areas, 300+ discussion groups and 50 doing business guides provide free access to substantive information. Now, hundreds of hours of online seminars have been incorporated as well.

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