Information regarding best practices for various subjects.

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DMCA Violation Procedure

A Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violation occurs when an individual is caught illegally downloading, uploading, or sharing copyright material. The University considers students who illegally download, upload, or share such material to be in violation of The University of Montana-Missoula Student Conduct Code (Section V.A., Subsection 6).

End User License Agreement

Residents agreeing to this End User License Agreement (EULA) must use the University Network Service in an ethical and lawful manner. The use of University Network is a privilege, not a right, which may be revoked for misuse.

UM Best Practices for Telecommuting and Teleworking Securely

Policy for best practices to Telecommute safely and securely.

Guidelines- Appropriate use of external communication systems

Numerous non-University web systems for social networking and electronic messaging--i.e., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. --have become readily available to promote communication. Creating University policy for the appropriate use of each external system seems a futile exercise, so rapidly do the systems propagate. Nonetheless, University personnel and students engaged in official University activity (such as student organizations conducting official organizational activities) either planning