Overview
It is a serious violation of MSU's Statement of Acceptable Use AND federal law to share copyrighted files from your computer. If Michigan State University receives a complaint that you have been sharing copyrighted files from your computer system you will likely lose access to the internet (possibly for an extended period of time) and may face additional disciplinary actions up to and including suspension from your classes and MSU. More information is provided below.Click here to respond to a DMCA complaint that you received
Click here to respond to a DMCA complaint that you received.Responding to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Complaints
Information on how to respond to Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaints is available here.Copyright Information for MSU Students
Information on DMCA and related copyright issues for students of Michigan State University is available at http://help.msu.edu/copyright/students. For information on general copyright issues see Copyright Information for Faculty and Staff.Copyright Information for Faculty and Staff
The following links are placed here as a courtesy to MSU faculty and staff. For more information, please follow the links below or go to http://www.msu.edu and search on the term "copyright" from Search MSU.Copyright Advice (Digital & Multimedia Center, MSU Libraries) http://copyright.lib.msu.edu/.
Course Packs and Copyright Clearance Service (University Relations) http://www.ur.msu.edu/snav/128/page.htm.
Copyright policy for MSU-developed works (Faculty Handbook) http://www.hr.msu.edu/HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Faculty/ResearchCreativeEndeavor/vi-copyrightedmaterial.htm
MSU Statement on Using Copyrighted Materials http://www.ur.msu.edu/snav/135/page.htm
Patent and Copyright Policy (Office of Intellectual Property) http://www.msu.edu/unit/oip/patentpolicy2001.html
Ruckus: Legal File Sharing at MSU
Note: On Monday February 9, 2009, MSU was notified that the Ruckus music service is no longer available. This affects all users of the Ruckus network (nationwide). Licenses for the use of music already downloaded will remain valid until their renewal dates at which time the music will become unplayable. Alternatives are being explored.
Information on Ruckus, your campus portal to legally download music, movies, videos and more is available here.
