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Class Recordings
The Law School records most classes, and students' access to those recordings is in instructors' sole discretion. Review your course syllabi for information about how to access or request access to class recordings.
Watching class recordings is not a sufficient substitute for class attendance. Class recordings can be a useful tool if you need to miss class due to extenuating circumstances, such as illness, flare up of a disability, etc., but they are not a substitute for regular Class Attendance.
Class recordings are protected intellectual property. Students may only use the recordings for their personal use and note-taking related to class participation.
Students may not copy or post recordings, including to internet sites or commercial entities. Unauthorized use of class recordings is copyright infringement and may be address under the University's policies, UWS Chapters 14 and 17, governing student academic and non-academic misconduct.
Students are not authorized to record classes without express written permission from the instructor, unless you are considered by the University to be a qualified student with a disability who has an approved accommodation that includes recording classes. If you have such an accommodation, you must disclose it to the instructor. Contact the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs with questions about making such an accommodation disclosure.