Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Complaint Management Procedures

DMCA copyright infringement notices received by any office of Kent State University should be forwarded to the DMCA Compliance Team (copyright@kent.edu) for processing. The complaint will be investigated for proper form and veracity. An internal notice will be prepared by the DMCA Compliance Team and sent to the alleged infringer. Repeat offenses by students will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. Repeat offenses by employees and faculty will subject them to appropriate disciplinary action as outlined in the University Policy Register.

When a complaint is received by the DMCA Compliance Team, the registered copyright agent will require that network access for the alleged infringing account and/or workstation be blocked until the internal memo from the DMCA Compliance Team is
received and acknowledged, and all appropriate remediation actions have been taken by the alleged infringing party. Alleged infringing parties will receive their notices via email within two weeks of the receipt of the original complaint.

All alleged infringers are provided due process by both the DMCA and by University policy. If the alleged infringer feels that they have been unjustly accused, they may file a counter notification as outlined in the DMCA.

Within the institution, copyright complaint enforcement actions may be appealed
to the DMCA Compliance Team. Copies of infringement notices and appeals will be sent to the Office of General Counsel. Since the Office of General Counsel serves only to interpret the required actions of the University and cannot in any way legally represent alleged infringing parties, they are not involved in any appellate activities.

All questions regarding this policy should be directed to:
DMCA Compliance Team (copyright@kent.edu).

This page is maintained by the Department of Infrastructure Engineering's DMCA Compliance Team
Email: copyright@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3929