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Acceptable use of ISH provided Internet services - policy
Objectives
The Information Technology facilities of Monash ISH are provided to tenants for legitimate study and legal recreational purposes.
What are the Monash ISH Internet Facilities?
The Acceptable Use of Internet Facilities by Students governs all associated networks, Internet access, hardware, software and telephony
services.
Access to the Monash ISH Internet facilities
Users of the IT facilities must be aware of the conditions on which access is provided. Access to the IT facilities is restricted to tenants
who have signed and agree to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy.
Unlawful use will breach this Policy, which may also lead to criminal or civil legal action being taken against individual tenants. This could
result in serious consequences such as a fine, damages and/or costs being awarded against the individual or even imprisonment. Monash
ISH, and 683 P/L takes no responsibility and will not defend or support any tenant who uses the Internet facilities for an unlawful purpose.
Responsibilities of Users
Each user is responsible for the following:-
Users must not compromise or attempt to compromise the security of any IT facility belonging to Monash ISH or other organisations or
individuals or tenants, nor exploit or attempt to exploit any security deficiency
Using the Internet facilities in an ethical and lawful way, in accordance with Australian laws.
Monash ISH, or 683 P/L accepts no responsibility for:
loss or damage or consequential loss or damage, arising from the use of its Internet or telephone facilities;
loss of data or interference with files arising from its efforts to maintain the Internet or telephone facilities.
Misuse of IT Facilities
Unauthorised access to accounts - Users are expressly forbidden unauthorised access to accounts, data or files on Monash ISH IT
facilities, or on IT facilities belonging to other organisations.
Peer to peer file sharing programs - installation or use of peer to peer file sharing programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, bittorrent, utorrent
etc for downloading or uploading of copyrighted material is not permitted on computers connected to the Monash ISH network at any time.
Unlawful activity - Users are not permitted to use Monash ISH IT facilities for unlawful activity, eg infringement of copyright, defamation, etc.
Pornography - Users are not permitted to utilize the facilities to access illegal pornographic material or to create, store or distribute
pornographic material. It will not be a defence to claim that the recipient was a consenting adult..
Monash ISH reserves the right to withdraw a service or withdraw access for tenant owned computers if there is evidence of misuse of IT
facilities.
Electronic mail and other messaging
Users must not:-
send defamatory messages
threaten or harass another person
send sexually explicit material
send bulk unsolicited e-mails
send spam (defined as unsolicited commercial electronic messaging)
plagiarise or infringe copyright or trade marks, or breach trade practices legislation.
send, or receive without permission of the copyright owner, an audio or video file, music charts/lyrics, or commercial photographs to
another person using email.
Copyright Material
Tenants are expressly forbidden to make digital files of commercially available recordings, music albums, album covers, and videos,
without permission of the copyright owner. Infringing activities can be detected by investigative bodies and the tenant will be personally
liable for damages and costs if a copyright owner takes action for infringement of copyright.
NOTE: Distribution of music/film files for the purpose of trade or any other purpose which affects the copyright owner prejudicially eg,
making music files available for downloading free of charge on an Internet website, is a criminal offence punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment for up to 5 years.
Privacy and Surveillance
Monash ISH does not generally monitor e-mail, personal web sites, files and data stored on Tenant's computers or traversing the ISH
network. However, Monash ISH reserves the right to access and monitor e-mail, web sites, server logs and electronic files and any
computer or electronic device connected to the Monash ISH network including personally owned equipment, should it determine that there
is reason to do so. Such reason would include, but not be limited to, suspected or reported breaches of this Acceptable Use policy, billing or
capacity related issues, or breach of any Statutes, Regulations or policies of the University, or suspected breaches of the law.
Relevant Australian Laws
Users need to be aware of conduct which may breach laws and lead to criminal or civil proceedings and/or penalties for which they will be
held personally accountable. These laws include:
Copyright Act (1968) (Commonwealth)
Text (including song lyrics), computer programs, illustrations (including maps and diagrams) photographs, music recordings, videos, films
and television broadcasts are all protected by Copyright. The duration of copyright protection is generally 70 years following the death of the
author. A user must not copy, send or place materials on the web without permission from the copyright owner. Infringement of another
person's copyright could result in personal liability for damages.
Users should assume that all materials published on the web are in copyright, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Conduct which will infringe copyright
Examples of conduct which will infringe copyright if undertaken without the permission of the copyright owner (eg. the relevant recording
company), includes but is not limited to:
converting a CD to an audio format, such as MP3, and using it on a PC;
downloading a film, television program, MP3 recordings, or software from the internet using Monash ISH internet access or computers;
uploading audio files, video files, software or commercial photographs, to a website and making these available to the public;
providing on a website, links to other websites that directly offer copyright infringing material or direct users to copyright infringing
material, including audio files such as MP3 recordings, video files, software or commercial photographs;
sending copyright material, including audio files, such as MP3 recordings, video files, commercial photographs or software, to another
person using e-mail;
storing copyright material, including audio files, such as MP3 recordings, video files, commercial photographs or software, on computers
or servers.
Copyright infringement could apply to any file format, including, but not limited to MP3.
Trade Marks Act (1955) (Commonwealth)
A user must not copy a trademark or logo belonging to another party. Trade mark infringement will expose the user to liability for damages.
Spam Act (2003) (Commonwealth)
Under the Act, users must not send unsolicited commercial electronic messages. Any commercial messages that are sent electronically
(including email, instant messaging or telephone accounts) must include information about the individual or organisation who authorised
the sending of the message and a functional unsubscribe facility.
Defamation
A user should not publish a statement about another person which could harm that other person's reputation. There is no need for the
person to have been named specifically if he/she can reasonably be identified. Photographs and cartoons can also be defamatory if they
hold someone up to ridicule or contempt. In a defamation case, truth is not always a defence.
Incitement to commit an offence
Users must not publish material which is an incitement to commit or instruction in crime eg, material on how to prepare explosive devices,
or how to steal or provide a link to a site that offers file-sharing software, use of which is likely to result in infringement of copyright.
Objectives
The Information Technology facilities of Monash ISH are provided to tenants for legitimate study and legal recreational purposes.
What are the Monash ISH Internet Facilities?
The Acceptable Use of Internet Facilities by Students governs all associated networks, Internet access, hardware, software and telephony
services.
Access to the Monash ISH Internet facilities
Users of the IT facilities must be aware of the conditions on which access is provided. Access to the IT facilities is restricted to tenants
who have signed and agree to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy.
Unlawful use will breach this Policy, which may also lead to criminal or civil legal action being taken against individual tenants. This could
result in serious consequences such as a fine, damages and/or costs being awarded against the individual or even imprisonment. Monash
ISH, and 683 P/L takes no responsibility and will not defend or support any tenant who uses the Internet facilities for an unlawful purpose.
Responsibilities of Users
Each user is responsible for the following:-
Users must not compromise or attempt to compromise the security of any IT facility belonging to Monash ISH or other organisations or
individuals or tenants, nor exploit or attempt to exploit any security deficiency
Using the Internet facilities in an ethical and lawful way, in accordance with Australian laws.
Monash ISH, or 683 P/L accepts no responsibility for:
loss or damage or consequential loss or damage, arising from the use of its Internet or telephone facilities;
loss of data or interference with files arising from its efforts to maintain the Internet or telephone facilities.
Misuse of IT Facilities
Unauthorised access to accounts - Users are expressly forbidden unauthorised access to accounts, data or files on Monash ISH IT
facilities, or on IT facilities belonging to other organisations.
Peer to peer file sharing programs - installation or use of peer to peer file sharing programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, bittorrent, utorrent
etc for downloading or uploading of copyrighted material is not permitted on computers connected to the Monash ISH network at any time.
Unlawful activity - Users are not permitted to use Monash ISH IT facilities for unlawful activity, eg infringement of copyright, defamation, etc.
Pornography - Users are not permitted to utilize the facilities to access illegal pornographic material or to create, store or distribute
pornographic material. It will not be a defence to claim that the recipient was a consenting adult..
Monash ISH reserves the right to withdraw a service or withdraw access for tenant owned computers if there is evidence of misuse of IT
facilities.
Electronic mail and other messaging
Users must not:-
send defamatory messages
threaten or harass another person
send sexually explicit material
send bulk unsolicited e-mails
send spam (defined as unsolicited commercial electronic messaging)
plagiarise or infringe copyright or trade marks, or breach trade practices legislation.
send, or receive without permission of the copyright owner, an audio or video file, music charts/lyrics, or commercial photographs to
another person using email.
Copyright Material
Tenants are expressly forbidden to make digital files of commercially available recordings, music albums, album covers, and videos,
without permission of the copyright owner. Infringing activities can be detected by investigative bodies and the tenant will be personally
liable for damages and costs if a copyright owner takes action for infringement of copyright.
NOTE: Distribution of music/film files for the purpose of trade or any other purpose which affects the copyright owner prejudicially eg,
making music files available for downloading free of charge on an Internet website, is a criminal offence punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment for up to 5 years.
Privacy and Surveillance
Monash ISH does not generally monitor e-mail, personal web sites, files and data stored on Tenant's computers or traversing the ISH
network. However, Monash ISH reserves the right to access and monitor e-mail, web sites, server logs and electronic files and any
computer or electronic device connected to the Monash ISH network including personally owned equipment, should it determine that there
is reason to do so. Such reason would include, but not be limited to, suspected or reported breaches of this Acceptable Use policy, billing or
capacity related issues, or breach of any Statutes, Regulations or policies of the University, or suspected breaches of the law.
Relevant Australian Laws
Users need to be aware of conduct which may breach laws and lead to criminal or civil proceedings and/or penalties for which they will be
held personally accountable. These laws include:
Copyright Act (1968) (Commonwealth)
Text (including song lyrics), computer programs, illustrations (including maps and diagrams) photographs, music recordings, videos, films
and television broadcasts are all protected by Copyright. The duration of copyright protection is generally 70 years following the death of the
author. A user must not copy, send or place materials on the web without permission from the copyright owner. Infringement of another
person's copyright could result in personal liability for damages.
Users should assume that all materials published on the web are in copyright, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Conduct which will infringe copyright
Examples of conduct which will infringe copyright if undertaken without the permission of the copyright owner (eg. the relevant recording
company), includes but is not limited to:
converting a CD to an audio format, such as MP3, and using it on a PC;
downloading a film, television program, MP3 recordings, or software from the internet using Monash ISH internet access or computers;
uploading audio files, video files, software or commercial photographs, to a website and making these available to the public;
providing on a website, links to other websites that directly offer copyright infringing material or direct users to copyright infringing
material, including audio files such as MP3 recordings, video files, software or commercial photographs;
sending copyright material, including audio files, such as MP3 recordings, video files, commercial photographs or software, to another
person using e-mail;
storing copyright material, including audio files, such as MP3 recordings, video files, commercial photographs or software, on computers
or servers.
Copyright infringement could apply to any file format, including, but not limited to MP3.
Trade Marks Act (1955) (Commonwealth)
A user must not copy a trademark or logo belonging to another party. Trade mark infringement will expose the user to liability for damages.
Spam Act (2003) (Commonwealth)
Under the Act, users must not send unsolicited commercial electronic messages. Any commercial messages that are sent electronically
(including email, instant messaging or telephone accounts) must include information about the individual or organisation who authorised
the sending of the message and a functional unsubscribe facility.
Defamation
A user should not publish a statement about another person which could harm that other person's reputation. There is no need for the
person to have been named specifically if he/she can reasonably be identified. Photographs and cartoons can also be defamatory if they
hold someone up to ridicule or contempt. In a defamation case, truth is not always a defence.
Incitement to commit an offence
Users must not publish material which is an incitement to commit or instruction in crime eg, material on how to prepare explosive devices,
or how to steal or provide a link to a site that offers file-sharing software, use of which is likely to result in infringement of copyright.