Copyright

The DeKalb County Board of Education policy requires that duplication of copyrighted materials by DCSS employees must be done with the permission of the copyright holder or within the bounds of “Fair Use.”  Patrons are responsible for abiding by copyright laws.  The Teacher-Librarian is the building-level contact person regarding copyright questions.

Copyright is the protection of original ideas in any format.  A copyright in-service/PowerPoint is provided to faculty and staff at the beginning of each school year.  

Computers and Internet Access

The LMC has 2 computer stations for academic use.  All users are responsible for complying with the DeKalb County School System (DCSS) Internet Acceptable Use Agreement policies and with copyright laws.

Internet Acceptable Use Agreement

·   The DeKalb County School System complies with the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000. 

·    The DeKalb County School System believes that the information and interaction on the worldwide network, known as the Internet, far outweighs the possibility that users may procure material that is not consistent with the educational goals of the school system. On a global network like the Internet, the school system can't control access to controversial material. Therefore, users may accidentally or intentionally discover controversial material. It is the user’s responsibility to avoid initiating access to such material.

·     Use of the Internet must be in support of educational research and consistent with the school system’s objectives.

·        Use of any other organization’s network or computing resources must comply with the rules appropriate for that network. Users must abide by all rules and procedures specified and deemed necessary at the site from which access to the Internet is made.