• Parent Category: Legal and Policy

[edit] NOTE

THIS DOCUMENT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS OFFICIAL POLICY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OR THE OPEN.MICHIGAN PROJECT

Any writing in this document is strictly to assist in the formulation of policy and should by no means be regarded as legal advice.

[edit] Disclaimer Discussion

Main purpose: We're not responsible. This is not medical advice. Will change only slightly. Needs to still mention U.S. copyright law

[edit] Background

• The Disclaimer is the text that will be shown on the Disclaimer slide/page of OER documents (first slide of presentation, first page of document, first X seconds in video, etc).
• Purpose is to disclaim the things we need to (medical advice, endorsement, etc) and also provide a link to the so users can find that easily, even if they did not download the materials from our site.

[edit] Current Statement

You assume all responsibility for use and potential liability associated with any use of the material. Material contains copyrighted content, used in accordance with U.S. law. Copyright holders of content included in this material should contact open.michigan@umich.edu with any questions, corrections, or clarifications regarding the use of content. The Regents of the University of Michigan do not license the use of third party content posted to this site unless such a license is specifically granted in connection with particular content. Users of content are responsible for their compliance with applicable law. Mention of specific products in this material solely represents the opinion of the speaker and does not represent an endorsement by the University of Michigan. For more information about how to cite these materials visit http://open.umich.edu/education/about/terms-of-use. Any medical information in this material is intended to inform and educate and is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. You should speak to your physician or make an appointment to be seen if you have questions or concerns about this information or your medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised: Material may contain medical images that may be disturbing to some viewers.

[edit] Draft Revision 1

Users of this site are free to use public domain content. Users are authorized to use licensed content within the scope of the stated license (for example, Creative Commons licenses). Users are responsible for ensuring their lawful use of any content, and they should not assume that use of copyrighted content by UM on this site means that users are free to use copyrighted content however they wish. Copyright holders of content included in this material should contact open.michigan@umich.edu with any questions, corrections, or clarification regarding the use of content. For more information about how to cite these materials visit http://open.umich.edu/education/about/terms-of-use. Any medical information in this material is intended to inform and educate and is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Please speak to your physician if you have questions about your medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised: Some medical content is graphic and may not be suitable for all viewers.

[edit] Draft Revision 2

You are free to use public domain content in this material. You are authorized to use licensed content within the scope of the stated license (for example, Creative Commons licenses). You are responsible for ensuring your lawful use of any content, and should not assume that use of copyrighted content by U-M within this material means that you are free to use copyrighted content however you wish. Copyright holders of content included in this material should contact open.michigan@umich.edu with any questions, corrections, or clarification regarding the use of content. For more information about how to cite these materials visit http://open.umich.edu/education/about/terms-of-use. Any medical information in this material is intended to inform and educate and is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Please speak to your physician if you have questions about your medical condition. Viewer discretion is advised: Some medical content is graphic and may not be suitable for all viewers.