MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOWNLOAD AND REUSE POLICY
By downloading electronic media
(hereinafter, "media") from the Massachusetts House of Representatives "website", and/or any related web
pages, domains, and servers (hereinafter, "the website"), website users (hereinafter, "users") agree to
the following terms and conditions:
"Media" may be defined as (but not limited to):
- Text, as
contained in .html, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, and other applicable document formats
- Streaming audio
- Streaming
video
- Audio files, as contained in MP3, WAV, WMA and other applicable file formats
- Video files, as contained
in MP4, WMV, AVI, MPEG, MOV, and other applicable file formats
Media downloaded from the website is for
private use only; the Massachussetts House of Representatives reserves all rights to all downloaded media.
No downloaded
media may be reposted or re-used in its entirety in any application without the express written consent of the House of Representatives.
No excerpts of downloaded media may be edited or incorporated into other productions without the express written consent
of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Use of any media in the context of political advertising or communication
is expressly forbidden.
Usage of VHS or DVD copies of programming ordered from the website is governed by the Broadcast
Videocassette Distribution Policy (for discussion purposes).
