Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Dickinson College complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. The legislation implements two 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties: the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. The DMCA exempts internet service providers such as Dickinson College from direct and indirect liability when illegal downloading is traced to the campus network provided that the college acts immediately to identify and stop that activity.
The official point of contact for DMCA violations is as follows:
Vincent Champion
VP and General Counsel
champiov@dickinson.edu
717-245-1013
The text of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
More information regarding Dickinson's procedure for addressing DMCA violations may be found in our Copyright Use Policy.