Such opportunities will arise most effectively in an environment that fosters innovation and creative expression, an environment built upon a comprehensive, consistent foundation of support and guidelines. Such a presentation requires coordination and quality. Though guided by Institutional Advancement, the responsibility for ensuring that UCA's quality image is protected is shared by all who contribute to it. It provides a preliminary structure, a philosophical framework to promote the development of a comprehensive UCA contribution to the World Wide Web. Though this medium is young, many existing university policies apply to its use.
Some issues remain under the realm of laws.
The digital age has necessitated the creation of a mechanism designed specifically to update existing copyright law based upon the technological advances of recent years. The DMCA is designed to update existing copyright law for the digital age. The DMCA provides some protection from copyright infringement for on-line providers when an individual is designated as the agent who will receive notifications of claimed infringement. The agent for purposes of the DMCA for the University of Central Arkansas is Melissa K. Rust, General Counsel. Failure to adhere to these and the policies described herein may ultimately lead to revocation of the privilege to use university computing resources.