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MurdochNet Policy

Section 1: PREAMBLE
Section 1.1: Purpose
Section 1.2: Scope
Section 1.3: Field of Application
Section 1.4: Policy Vocabulary
Section 1.5: Key Terms
Section 2: INTRODUCTION
Section 2.1: Goals
Section 2.2: Boundary of MurdochNet
Section 2.3: Environment of MurdochNet
Section 3: CODE OF CONDUCT
Section 3.1: Servers
Section 3.2: Content
Section 3.3: Links
Section 3.4: Misconduct
Section 4: SERVER MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1: Registration of Web Servers
Section 4.2: Murdoch Sub-domains
Section 4.3: Alternate Domain Names
Section 4.4: Naming Conventions for Web Servers
Section 4.5: Availability of Web Servers
Section 4.6: Security of Web Servers
Section 4.7: Backup (Hardware, Software, Data) of Web Servers
Section 4.8: Web Server Software
Section 4.9: Responsibility for Web Servers
Section 5: CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Section 5.1: Content Categories
Section 5.2: Content Management Procedures & Practices
Section 5.3: Standards & Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.4: Murdoch Conventions for Content Preparation
Section 5.5: Murdoch Guidelines for Content Preparation
Section 5.6: Applications & Tools
Section 5.7: Responsibility for Content
Section 6: LINK MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1: Permissible Links
Section 6.2: Link Validation & Checking
Section 6.3: Link Revision & Relocation
Section 6.4: Responsibility for Registered Links
Section 7: Glossary of MurdochNet Terminology
: SCHEDULES
Schedule 1: Forms
Schedule 2: Contracts
Schedule 3: Guidelines
Schedule 4: Regulations
Schedule 5: Disclaimers
Schedule 6: Roles & Responsibilities

Section 3 CODE OF CONDUCT

Section 3.4 Misconduct

Section 3.4.6 Inappropriate Content

Any Content hosted on or accessed by a MurdochNet Server or an Affiliated Web Server that could reasonably be considered to be Inappropriate Content, as defined in Section 3.2.3 Inappropriate Content, should be reported to the Director, Office of Information Technology Services.

Where a copyright owner or agent reports Content hosted on or accessed by a MurdochNet Server, or an Affiliated Web Server, that they believe constitutes an infringement of copyright, or a breach of an agreed license or contract, the Director shall forward the report to the Copyright Coordinator.

The Director, Office of Information Technology Services shall then contact the Web Liaison Officer for the respective organisation unit or resource area (or, if necessary the Web Administrator) to resolve the situation. The Web Liaison Officer (or the Web Administrator) shall be advised to modify or remove the reported Content. Should the Web Liaison Officer (or the Web Administrator) fail to take the necessary steps to modify or remove the reported Content, then the Director, Office of Information Technology Services shall consult with the appropriate University officer(s).

Where the Director, Office of Information Technology Services determines, following advice from the appropriate University officer(s), that the reported Content should be considered Inappropriate Content and that steps should be taken by the University to resolve the situation, then the steps taken may include:

(i) an instruction from the Vice Chancellor that the Content be modified or removed

(ii) the modification of Content by a designated University officer (eg. IT Security Manager)

(iii) the removal of Content from a Server by a designated University officer (eg. IT Security Manager)

(iv) the blocking, via the University’s DNS (or other mechanisms) of the IP used by the Server that hosts or provides access to the reported Content.

A form for reporting Inappropiate Content is included in Schedule 1 Forms of this Policy.