DePaul University owns the copyrights to all text, graphics and photographic images contained in its print publications and primary Web site. DePaul has no control over and is not responsible for the contents of any unofficial DePaul Web page, including but not limited to faculty, student organizations and student personal pages. Although a work may be freely accessible in print or on the World Wide Web and does not include any statement about copyright, such works may be protected under U.S. Copyright Law. Redistribution or commercial use of copyrighted material is prohibited without written permission of the copyright owner.

Additionally, any University trademarks used in conjunction with print publications, multimedia or Web pages are owned by the University and are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any use of these trademarks must adhere to the requirements of federal and state laws. Permission to use marks is granted through Marketing Communications and/or the Director of Athletic Marketing.

Federal Lanham Trademark Act (Title 15) - Federal Copyright Act (Title 17)
Section 106 of the Federal Copyright Law allows the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and authorize reproduction, distribution, transfer of ownership by rental, lease or lending, and public performance and display of the copyrighted work. Section 106 specifically states:
Subject to sections 107 through 120, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:

• to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords;
• to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
• to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease or lending;
• in the case of literary, musical, dramatic and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works, to perform the copyrighted work publicly;
• in the case of literary, musical, dramatic and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to display the copyrighted work publicly; and
• in the case of sound recording, to perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.

Section 117 deals exclusively with the rights for computer programs. It states that it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided:

• that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or
• that such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued possession of the computer program should cease to be rightful.

Any exact copies prepared in accordance with the provision of this section may be leased, sold or otherwise transferred, along with the copy from which such copies were prepared, only as part of the lease, sale or other transfer of all rights in the program. Adaptations so prepared may be transferred only with the authorization of the copyright owner.

Section 501 states that anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner is an infringer. Section 504 and 506 allow for civil and criminal charges to be filed against an infringer.

The materials on this site are presented for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. Comments or questions about DePaul copyrights or claims of copyright infringement should be directed to:

General Counsel
University DCMA Agent
312-362-8865