Open Learning Support

This document spells out the terms to which users must agree in order to use the Open Learning Support (OLS) system.

Intellectual Property

All comments posted in OLS forums are the property of their authors and are licensed for display, copying, reuse, and distribution according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0. The full text of the license is available online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Representing material posted in an OLS forum by another individual as your own work in online or offline settings is strictly prohibited and constitutes grounds for immediate termination of your OLS account and may lead to civil and/or criminal charges.

Liability Disclaimer

Information, advice, opinions, and other expressions in OLS forums are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The entire liability for any use of any materials available through OLS forums lies with the user of the materials.

Abuse of the OLS System

The following list describes activities that are strictly prohibited within the OLS system. Attempting or succeeding to allow or commit any of the acts prohibited below constitutes grounds for immediate termination of your OLS account and may lead to civil and/or criminal charges. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Reporting Suspected Violations of these Terms of Use

All forum postings are the property of, and are copyrighted by, their individual authors and posters. The OSLO Group, Utah State University, and other members of the OLS community are not responsible for content posted in the OLS forums. These posts are licensed for display, copying, reuse, and distribution according the Creative Commons license described in this document.

At the bottom right of all messages posted in the OLS forums appears a link that looks like this: "Report an inappropriate message". If you believe a message in the OLS forums violates the Terms of Use described in this document, you may click the "Report" link to report the message to OLS administrators. They will examine the message, remove the message if it violates these Terms, and determine whether or not the poster's account should be terminated and/or other action perused. You must be logged in to report a message which is in violation of these Terms. You must also provide a brief summary of why you think the message is inappropriate. Should you frequently report messages that are judged to not actually violate these Terms, your OLS user account may be terminated.