POLICIES
General Lab Use Policies

• Everyone entering the lab must SIGN IN.
• Everyone leaving the lab must SIGN OUT
• No food or drinks in the lab.
• Do not to disrupt fellow students. Use headsets, when possible, to avoid disrupting others.
• Immoral or illegal content will not be produced using lab equipment.
• The lab may not be used for commercial (for-profit) purposes.
• Students may not install applications on the workstations
• The SCRL is not responsible for students' property. Lost items will go into a lost and found.
• SCRL is not responsible for personal files left on computers or equipment. Be sure to copy or transfer all personal files.
• The SCRL is not responsible for damage to files, data or storage media associated with use of the lab or equipment.
• Students must present a valid student ID to check-out resources
• All use is subject to prior reservations. Failure to show up during reserved periods or for reserved equipment will result in suspension of privileges for up to one month.

Equipment

• Use of the video camera requires a certificate of completion of the CanonGL1 workshop from the Digital Aquarium. The certificate must be presented each time the camera is checked out.
• Students can have no more than two reservations at any one time.
• Students can check out equipment only twice in a four week period.
• Equipment can be checked out and returned only during the prescribed time periods.
• Students who return equipment late, on the day it is due, will be placed on a Warning List.
• Students who are more than 12 hours late, or already on the Warning List, cannot check out equipment or make equipment reservations for four weeks
• Students who lose or damage equipment must make reparations with the SCRL or they will not receive their grades from the Registrar

Printing

• Students must use Panther Cash to pay for printing.
• Students are responsible for errors in their files
• The SCRL is responsible for any printer problems
• If there is a problem with a printer, ask for assistance
• Do not open the paper trays or the printer without assistance
• To use special paper or the manual feed tray, please ask for assistance

Copyright Policy

• All media produced in the lab is copyrighted by its producer and may not be used without consent.
• Media stored on lab computers may be reviewed, not modified, by lab administrators without consent.
• Students may not download copyrighted media. Offenders can be prosecuted by the Federal authorities.
• Students may not duplicate copyrighted materials. Offenders can be prosecuted by the Federal authorities.

Several film courses taught at Georgia State University use feature film footage for practice projects. Furthermore, some students may wish to capture video or audio to include in their class presentations. In addition, a student may wish to import a music track so that he/she can create a mock music video. All of these uses of copyrighted materials are legal.

The US Constitution specifically states that copyrighted materials may be used for non-profit, educational purposes, such as practice projects, farce, satire and/or art.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that making mixes of copyrighted music is legal, so long as the producer has paid for copies of each song and does not attempt to sell the disk. Duplicating an entire CD, VHS or DVD is illegal. Offenders can be prosecuted by the Federal authorities.