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Legal Topics

Employee Rights

U.S. Department of Labor
This official site contains a collection of workplace posters required by various agencies.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

U.S. Department of Education’s Family Policy Compliance Office
This official site contains information regarding the rights and requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) with respect to confidentiality of student records.

Intellectual Property

• The United States Patent and Trademark Office
• The United States Copyright Office
• The Copyright Clearance Center Inc.
  This non-profit site was created at the suggestion of Congress to help organizations comply with U.S. copyright law.
• Know Your Copy Rights - What You Can Do
  This is a brochure from the Association of Research Libraries, which covers topics such as fair use, the advantage of linking to instead of copying works, and special provisions for displaying or performing works in classes. Note: The brochure is not to be used for commercial purposes.

Any links to non-Azusa Pacific University information are provided as a courtesy. They are not intended to constitute an endorsement of the linked materials by Azusa Pacific University.

Some of the legal materials found on this site have been abridged from laws, regulations, court decisions, administrative rulings, APU policies, and other sources. Further details may be necessary for complete analysis and understanding in particular matters. The information contained in this site and related links is not a substitute for professional legal counsel. Any discrepancy between the information on this site and APU policy is not intended to alter or amend official APU policies or procedures.

Updated: May 5, 2009