The pages on this website provide a wealth of information related to the University of Iowa Football Team, Coaches and Players, including articles from various publications that have been reprinted in their entirety. According to US copyright law, "any fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study or research" does not infringe on copyright. This is the the "fair use" provision in American copyright law. I believe this web site meets both definitions since the information in these pages:
1. Was researched at my own expense for my own personal edification so that I could research the history of the University of Iowa Football Program. The fact that I have placed this information on a computer to which you are allowed access does not detract from the fact I did this for my own private study and research.
2.The information on this website is provided with no commercial design or intent. I have not nor will I receive any financial remuneration for developing these pages. These pages have been created and are maintained entirely at my own personal expense.
3.Does not affect the market for information and therefore should have no negative financial impact on the copyright holders of this material. By providing information on the video content, songs and printed materials on this site I actually hope to do the copyright holders a favor by increasing people's interest in purchasing their own copies of music CD's, Videos etc.
Despite all these very valid arguments for making all this information available on the web, I am still concerned about my personal liability with respect to copyright law, particularly with more recent information. I do not believe that I am infringing on copyright here anymore than I would be by playing music in my house or playing a Video or DVD and then inviting people off the street into my house to see/hear what is on the computer monitor free of charge. However, whether or not I have infringed on copyright does not absolve you of your obligation not to infringe on copyright. These are my personal pages and the fact that you can view them freely does not mean that you can copy the information -- by downloading it -- for your personal use or for any commercial purpose, implied or explicit.
To ensure that you understand your liability on downloading material under copyright, please read the following restrictions before continuing to explore this site:
Previously Published Text
Text that has been transcribed from magazines, radio and television remains under copyright of the publisher or broadcaster. I have designed this site to discourage whole-sale downloading of articles by breaking them down into separate files. If you want copies of material not currently available from retailers, I urge you to contact the publishers or broadcasters directly. Wherever possible, publisher names, web sites, e-mail and snail-mail addresses have been provided. If you cannot contact the publishers, download the on-line references and go to your local library to find and make your own copies.
Photographs and Other Images
The on-line reproduction of photographic images from publications is a vague area in copyright law. Assume that any photographs from magazines are under copyright. There is probably no infringement in viewing these images on-line, but in downloading images for off-line viewing you may be liable for copyright infringement.
Audio and Video Samples
All samples come from audio and video recordings that are privately owned, or from video public cable/satellite broadcasts. If you like what you hear or see, please purchase the original audio or video recordings, most of which are readily available at your local record/video store. The artists who produce this media will thank you -- not to mention the record companies. . I DO NOT DEAL IN BOOTLEG VIDEO (OR AUDIO FOR THAT MATTER) so please understand that I cannot and will not sell copies of the video or audio on this site.
In proceeding further into this site, you explicitly agree to the above-noted restrictions on downloading or otherwise copying information contained on this site. By continuing into this site, you thereby assume full and complete liability for any potential copyright infringement should you ignore these restrictions and knowingly or unknowningly download material under copyright.
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