Copyright Infringement Information

Background

The following information is made available to all users of this Web site to inform them of copyright issues and to provide an avenue for reporting claims of copyright infringement with regard to materials on this site. The information below under Where to File a Claim of Copyright Infringement is also filed with the U.S. Copyright Office in response to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  The DMCA passed into federal law in October of 1998.

• All complaints claiming infringement of the rights of copyright owners on this Web site should be directed to the Designated Agent listed below. 
   
• A user of this Web site who repeatedly infringes the rights of copyright owners may have rights to use Baylor College of Dentistry's network services terminated. 
   
• Notices of alleged infringement will be handled in conformance with Section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).
   
• Contributors and users of this network are encouraged to learn more about copyright law and compliance by consulting the web page of the Office of General Counsel of The Texas A&M University System at http://sago.tamu.edu/legal/.  For extensive information on United States copyright laws, consult the U.S. Copyright Office Web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/.

Where to File a Claim of Copyright Infringement

• Service Provider: Baylor College of Dentistry – The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, located at 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas Texas, 75246 is the Service Provider for this Internet Web site.
   
• Alternative Names of Service Provider: Baylor College of Dentistry; Baylor College of Dentistry, A Member of the Texas A&M University System; Baylor College of Dentistry, a Member of the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center  http://www.tambcd.edu
   
• Designated Agent: Emet Schneiderman is the Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement.
   
• Address: Notification of claimed infringement should be to Dr. Emet Schneiderman, Executive Director, Information Technology Services, Baylor College of Dentistry - The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75246
   
• Designated Agent's Telephone Number: 214-828-8432
   
• Designated Agent's Facsimile Number: 214-874-4557
   
• Designated Agent's Email Address: emet at tambcd dot edu.

More Information on U.S. Copyright law

Basic information on U.S. Copyright law – what is a copyright, how long does it last, what is protected and what is not, etc., can be found in Circular #1 entitled Copyright Basics on the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress Web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs

You may also wish to consult the table When Works Pass into the Public Domain by Professor Laura N. Gasaway, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This table can be found at http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm .