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• A student shall avoid acts of academic misconduct such as cheating, plagiarism, or other activities that are intended to gain unfair academic advantage. • A student shall avoid acts of dishonesty such as forgery, alteration, or misuse of a College document; knowingly providing false information to a College official; or misrepresenting one's self to be an authorized agent of the College. • A student shall not seek unauthorized entry into, have unauthorized presence in, or misuse College property including virtual facilities online. • A student shall not steal property or misappropriate College resources including unauthorized recording, dissemination, or distribution of lectures or presentations protected by copyright. • A student shall not conduct themselves in any way that threatens or endangers the health or safety of any person within or related to the College community, including physical abuse, threats, intimidation, harassment, or sexual misconduct. • A student shall not disrupt or obstruct the College activities by acts or expression, nor infringe the rights of any members of the College community. • A student must not use, possess, manufacture, or distribute illegal drugs or drug -related paraphernalia, nor shall they misuse legal pharmaceutical drugs. • A student must not use, possess, manufacture, or distribute alcoholic beverages (except as expressly permitted by law and College regulations), or be publically intoxicated while on campus or at a College -related activity. Computer Lab Regulations By using Pacific College computers, students agree to comply with the following regulations. • No food or drink allowed in the Computer Lab • Students may not install software on College computers. • Computing resources in the lab are for College -related purposes only • Use of cell phones in the lab is prohibited • Loud or disruptive conversation is prohibited • Computing resources shall be used in accordance with the high ethical standards of the College community and local, state, and federal laws. The lab assistant or other authorized staff member has the right to ask students to leave for noncompliance with any College regulations. Copyright Infringement Information The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer -to -peer file sharing may subject students to civil and criminal liabilities. Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file -sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see the website of the U.S. 38 2020-2021 Catalog Pacific College