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Terms of use for this web site.

This document provides the terms of use for the Western Governors University Open Courseware site. If you have any questions please email postmaster@localhost.

Intellectual Property

Course Materials

Course materials made available through Western Governors University OCW are the property of their respective rights holders. Unless otherwise specified the course materials are Copyright Western Governors University and are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 2.5.

Comments

All comments posted in Western Governors University OCW are the property of their authors and are licensed for display, copying, reuse, and distribution according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license 2.5.

Representing material posted in Western Governors University by another individual as your own work in online or offline settings is strictly prohibited and constitutes grounds for immediate termination of your Western Governors University account and may lead to civil and/or criminal charges.

Liability Disclaimer

Information, advice, opinions, and other expressions in Western Governors University are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The entire liability for any use of any materials available through Western Governors University lies with the user of the materials.

Abuse of the Western Governors University OCW Site

The following list describes activities that are strictly prohibited within Western Governors University. Attempting or succeeding to allow or commit any of the acts prohibited below constitutes grounds for immediate termination of your Western Governors University account and may lead to civil and/or criminal charges. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Users shall not do anything to intentionally degrade the performance of Western Governors University hardware, software, or network resources.
  • Users shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of Western Governors University.
  • Users shall not post commercial solicitations or "spam" comments in Western Governors University.
  • Users shall not attempt to spread viruses, worms, or other files harmful to computer systems and/or networks via Western Governors University.
  • Users shall not gather personal information about other users (including, but not limited to, harvesting email addresses) via Western Governors University.
  • Users shall not share their password or account with other individuals.
  • Users shall refrain from making harassing, intimidating, or libelous statements or other expressions in Western Governors University.
  • Users shall refrain from offensive/inflammatory statements or other expressions (for example, offensive images) in Western Governors University.
  • Users shall not engage in impersonation or other behavior designed to deceive Western Governors University users and/or community leaders.
  • Users shall respect the intellectual freedom of others’ expression of their opinions and ideas.
Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. admin. (2007, February 08). Terms of Use. Retrieved October 11, 2008, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/about/terms_of_use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License