Copyright Policy

Notice of Copyright

Copyright© West Virginia University Alumni Band. All Rights Reserved.

West Virginia University Trademarks

The words “West Virginia University®” and “West Virginia®” (when referring to the University), the initials “WVU®”, the West Virginia University Seal®, the buckskin-clad Mountaineer with musket®, the Flying “WV®” and the word “Mountaineers®” and all other trademarks, unless otherwise noted, are owned or licensed by West Virginia University. WVU’s protected trademarks are listed and displayed on the trademark licensing official logo sheet.

Please refer to WVU Trademark Licensing Services for additional information.

Other Common Trademarks

Other common trademarks you may encounter when browsing the WVU Alumni Band Web site include:

• Adobe®, Acrobat®, Reader® and Flash® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
• Corel® WordPerfect® is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• Novell® GroupWise® is a registered trademark of Novell Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
• Microsoft®, Word®, Excel®, Access®, PowerPoint®, Internet Explorer®, SharePoint® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• WinZip® is a registered trademark of WinZip International LLC.
• LISTSERV® is a registered trademark of L-Soft International, Inc.
• Citrix® is a registered trademark of Citrix Systems, Inc.
• Mozilla Firefox® is a registered trademark of Mozilla Corporation.
• Google and Google Chrome® are registered trademarks of Google, Inc.
• Apple Safari® and iPod® are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
• YouTube® is a registered trademark of YouTube, Inc.
• Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.
• MySpace® is a registered trademark of News Corp.
• Twitter® is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.
• Yahoo® and Flickr® are registered trademarks of Yahoo!, Inc.
• Dell® is a registered trademark of Dell, Inc.

All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Copyright Information

The documents, files, text, images, and information contained on this Web site are copyrighted by the West Virginia University Alumni Band for the people of the State of West Virginia. West Virginia University and the WVU Alumni Band retain all rights to their intellectual property under all conventions, but permits free reproduction by all agents and offices of West Virginia University.

Whether or not a Web site or publication includes a statement about copyright, the U.S. Copyright Act provides protection for such works, and they may not be used or reproduced without permission.

It is the responsibility of all parties and individuals storing materials on Web sites with the WVU Alumni Band domain addresses to ensure that such material does not violate other parties’ or individuals’ proprietary rights and does not otherwise violate law or applicable university, state, or federal policies and laws.

Fair Use Information

United States Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material for “fair use.”

Under certain conditions specified in the law, users are permitted to photocopy or reproduce content. One of the specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any purpose other than criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. If a user photocopies or reproduces content for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Use of Materials

The WVU Alumni Band hereby grants users permission to reproduce materials available therein for educational purposes. Each reproduction of any part of the materials available on the WVU Alumni Band Website must contain notice of copyright as follows:

Copyright© West Virginia University Alumni Band. Used with permission of the WVU Alumni Band.

Photographs and graphics are not to be used in the promotion of any commercial product or in other publications without further permission. All images are copyrighted by the West Virginia University Alumni Band.

Except for these specified uses, no part of the materials available on the WVU Alumni Band Website may be copied, downloaded, stored in a retrieval system, further transmitted or otherwise reproduced, stored, disseminated, transferred or used, in any form or by any means, except as permitted herein or with prior written agreement of the WVU Alumni Band.

Distribution for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Copyright Permission Inquiries

Individuals and entities formally requesting permission to use WVU Alumni Band copyrighted materials, should direct inquiries and questions to:

West Virginia University Alumni Band
PO Box 1028
Morgantown, WV 26531-1028

Copyright Style Formatting

When referencing WVU Alumni Band content or documents, the following information should ideally be included in citations:

• Author(s)
• Title
• URL/Web Address
• Publisher (West Virginia University Alumni Band)
• Date Accessed/Referenced – Recommended

Copyright Violations

The content and information presented on the WVU Alumni Band Website come from a variety of sources, including not only official West Virginia University departments and colleges, but also unofficial sources and individuals. Although every effort is made to present current and accurate information, the University does not author or edit all of the pages presented here and therefore cannot assume responsibility for all information. The author of each Web page is responsible for the content of that page and is expected to abide by University policies as well as local, state, and federal laws.

Please refer to WVU’s Copyright Infringement Policy and Guidelines for more information.

The WVU Alumni Band reserves the right to delete or make inaccessible files that contain material that is in violation of law or of applicable University policy.

To report a possible copyright infringement, please contact:

West Virginia University Alumni Band
PO Box 1028
Morgantown, WV 26531-1028

Policy Changes

The WVU Alumni Band reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of this policy in whole or in part, at any time without notice. You should review policies governing the WVU Alumni Band Website occasionally to ensure you are comfortable with any changes that may have occurred since your last visit. Your continued use of the WVU Alumni Band Website will be considered acceptance of those changes.

If, in the future, the WVU Alumni Band decides to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, affected visitors will notified via e-mail; users will have a choice as to whether or not their information in this different manner. Information will be used in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Comments and Questions

Many people share responsibility for managing content on the WVU Alumni Band Website. Please help us respond to your comments and inquiries by contacting the appropriate officer.