The Beach Center is committed to providing an environment that supports research and teaching activities. As a matter of principle and practice, the Beach Center encourages all members of the academic community to publish without restriction their papers, books, and other forms of communication in order to share openly and fully their findings and knowledge with colleagues and the public. The Copyright Policy has been prepared in this spirit and with this intent. The Copyright Policy is intended to promote and encourage excellence and innovation in scholarly research and teaching by identifying and protecting the rights of the Beach Center, contributing faculty, staff, and students. The entirety of the Beach Center Blog is covered by Creative Copyright’s Attribution standard.
to Share — to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work
to Remix — to make derivative works
Under the following conditions:
Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the Beach Center--by giving credit and linking to our site but not suggesting that we endorse you or your use of the work.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, signed into law on October 28, 1998, amended the copyright law to provide limitations for service provider liability relating to material online. New subsection 512(c) of the copyright law provides limitations on service provider liability with respect to information residing, at direction of a user, on a system or network that the service provider controls or operates, if the service provider has designated an agent for notification of claimed infringement by providing contact information to the Copyright Office and through the service provider’s publicly accessible website. 17 U.S.C. 512(c).
Notification of Claimed Infringement Under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act:
If any owners of copyrights believe the Beach Center’s users are infringing copyright protected work, they may send a notice to the Beach Center’s designated agent at:
DMCA Designated Agent for the Beach Center Blog:
Matt Stowe. Email at matstowe@ku.edu
Information regarding the Digital Millenium Copyright Act can be found online at: http://www.ku.edu/~vcinfo/Copyright/DMCA.html
External links disclaimer and policy
The Beach Center Blog contains links to many external websites and materials that are not part of the Beach Center website (third party web pages). Links to these third party web pages are provided solely as a convenience and should not be taken to indicate ownership, control, endorsement, monitoring of, approval of, or responsibility for, the third party site or its contents by the Beach Center.
General Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability The Beach Center Blog is provided as a public service. Although the staff at the Beach Center on Disability works hard to provide quality information and content on the website, the Beach Center makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or suitability of the information for any particular purpose. Information is provided for educational purposes, and does not create any special relationship or duties between anyone viewing the website and the Beach Center or any member of its staff—for example, no attorney client relationship can be formed through this website. This blog is a work in progress with information being continually added and updated. While we cannot warranty the accuracy of any information on the blog, if you believe any information provided is inaccurate or unclear, please inform us of your concern by sending comments to matstowe@ku.edu.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BEACH CENTER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.
Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
The Beach Center on Disability is part of the University of Kansas research community. The Beach Center and the University of Kansas are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to affording equal employment opportunities for all individuals in all employment matters. Neither the Beach Center nor the University of Kansas discriminates on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or disability. The Beach Center is also committed to eliminating discrimination on the bases of any of these characteristics in all its activities. Any evidence of discriminatory practices by Beach Center employees in performance of their duties shall be evaluated and acted upon promptly through the Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action grievance procedures of the Beach Center and the University. Acts of retaliation for participation in grievance procedures are prohibited.
