Copyright

Proprietary Rights in Website Content, Limited License

All content on gwu.edu, including designs, text, graphics, pictures, video, information, applications, software, music, sound and other files, and their selection and arrangement (the website content), is the property of the university or its licensors with all rights reserved.  You may occasionally copy individual items of the website solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact.

Trademarks

The university website and any university graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks or trade dress of the university in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Copyright Complaints

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you are an owner of intellectual property and you believe your intellectual property has been improperly posted or distributed via this website, please notify us by sending an email to  [email protected] or by sending a notice by U.S. mail to:

Attention: Legal Department
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 305
Washington, D.C. 20006

In your e-mail or letter, you will need to include all of the notice elements listed in the DMCA at 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). Please be aware that the DMCA makes copyright owners liable if they materially misrepresent that a user's content is infringing.

Choice of Law/Forum Selection

GW is located in Washington DC.  You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any content posted to a GW Website, including copies and republication thereof, whether based in contract, tort, statutory or other law, will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You further consent to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the federal and state courts located in and serving the District of Columbia as the legal forum for any such dispute.