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Course Hero goes above and beyond to help you— not just in passing your classes, but in expanding your education by connecting you with new topics, concepts, ideas, educators, and students. We’re dedicated to providing high-quality academic resources to help you learn and study more effectively, and we’re equally committed to ensuring proper usage and protecting ownership of those resources.

While we believe that most Course Hero members use the site in the manner for which it was intended, upon registration all users must confirm that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with Course Hero’s Honor Code.

We expect our users to act with academic integrity. Therefore, anyone who misuses our site for the express purpose of cheating and/or claiming another user’s content as their own will be met with appropriate action. Review our rules for proper use below:

  • Do

    Use Course Hero materials to study more effectively and to better understand your course material.

    Upload quality original study materials to Course Hero that you have created entirely on your own.

    Use Course Hero study materials and tutors to assist with your assignments when it is appropriate.

    Use Course Hero in a manner that follows your instructors’ or institution’s academic honor codes.

  • Don't

    Copy solutions directly from Course Hero resources and submit them as your own work.

    Upload another person’s study materials to Course Hero and claim them as your own study materials.

    Use Course Hero materials or tutors to complete assignments when instructed not to use outside help.

    Use Course Hero in any manner that violates your instructors’ or institution’s academic honor codes.

Cheating is ill-advised for several reasons:

First, by stealing someone else’s ideas, you’re not bothering to learn the material yourself. You’ve shelled out a handsome sum in tuition, and cheating only erodes the value of the education in which you’ve invested. You’re really cheating yourself, in the end.

Second, you will likely get caught. Many universities leverage sophisticated technologies to scan for plagiarized material in student-submitted work. We are an online database, and therefore Course Hero materials are often crawled by these content monitoring tools. We’re even going out of our way to make sure that they are.

Third, the consequences are severe, and for many institutions, convictions of academic dishonesty can result in probation, suspension, or even expulsion.

We welcome suggestions and feedback on how we can improve our Honor Code. Please email your ideas to us at [email protected].

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  • uploading question What is Course Hero's policy on uploading?
  • copyright infringement question How do I remove content from Course Hero?
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What is the DMCA?

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law that addresses the protection of digital copyrighted materials.

The DMCA has five titles, or sections, with Title II having the most immediate impact on the Course Hero community. Title II outlines certain legal duties with which Online Service Providers (OSPs) must comply in order to limit their legal liabilities in the event a user of their service violates copyright laws. An OSP is defined as "an entity offering the transmission, routing, or providing of connections for digital online communications, between or among points specified by a user, of material of the user’s choosing, without modification to the content of the material as sent or received”. Course Hero is an OSP for users.

What is the upload policy?

By submitting documents to Course Hero, you are representing that:

  • You own the copyrights covering the files to be uploaded or have express permission from the copyright owners to upload those files;
  • Your uploading of the files will not violate any law, regulation, or ethics code; and...
  • Uploading the files will not violate Course Hero's Terms of Use.

Counter Notification Requirements

The easiest way to file a complaint is to fill in a counter notification form.
How to file a counter notice with Course Hero:

If Course Hero does remove or disable access in response to a proper DMCA notice, Course Hero will promptly contact the content provider so that they may make a counter notification.

If the content provider believes that the material that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or the content provider believes that it has the right to post and use such material from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, the content provider may send Course Hero a counter notice as described below. Pursuant to Section 512(g) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please use the following format (including section numbers):

1. Identification of the specific content and URL(s)

17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)(B): Please identify each item you believe was mistakenly removed or disabled for access, and provide the location at which the material was previously located.

2. Your contact information

17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)(D): Please provide your name, address, and telephone number. Under the DMCA, you also need to provide a statement consenting to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial address of your address. If you do not reside in the United States, please provide a statement consenting to jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, and accepting service of process from the individual (or his or her agent) who placed the DMCA takedown request.

3. You must agree to and include the following statement:

17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)(C): Please provide a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was mistakenly removed;

4. Your signature

17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3)(A): Please provide a physical or electronic signature with your written communication.

Once you have compiled the above information, please send it in a written communication via mail or email to:

Course Hero, Inc.
Attn: Terry Park, DMCA Complaints/Agent
2000 Seaport Blvd, Floor 3
Redwood City, CA 94063
Fax: (650) 649-2319
Email: [email protected]

If Course Hero receives a counter notice, it may, in its discretion, send a copy of the counter notice to the original complaining party informing that person that Course Hero may replace the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider accused of committing infringement, the removed material may be replaced or access to it restored in 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter notice.

File a counter notification

Copyright Infringement Notification Requirements

The easiest way to file a complaint is to fill in a copyright infringement notification form.
How to file a notice of copyright infringement with Course Hero:

To file a notice of copyright infringement with Course Hero, you will need to provide a written communication that sets forth the items specified below. Pursuant to Section 512(c)(3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please use the following format (including section numbers):

1. A description of your work that you believe has been infringed

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(ii): Please identify the copyrighted work or list of works claimed to have been infringed.

2. The URL(s) of the allegedly infringing content

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(iii): Please provide us with the specific identification and location of the copyrighted work, including its URL on Course Hero. We need to make sure we properly locate the material you cited in Part 1.

3. Your contact information

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(iv): Please provide us with your contact information (name, address, phone number, and email address). We need to make sure we can get in touch with you throughout the process to ensure that your claim is sufficiently addressed.

4. You must agree to and include the following statement:

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(v): Please provide a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. We need this statement and the following two items to help protect against the possibility of erroneous or mistaken notifications.

5. ...and the following statement:

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(vi): Please provide a statement that the information in your letter is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner of the exclusive right to the identified work, or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right to the identified work.

6. Your signature

17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(i): Please provide a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. In some instances, this may be you.

Once you have compiled the above information, please send it in a written communication via mail or email to:

Course Hero, Inc.
Attn: Terry Park, DMCA Complaints/Agent
2000 Seaport Blvd, Floor 3
Redwood City, CA 94063
Fax: (650) 649-2319
Email: [email protected]

Once Course Hero receives proper bona fide infringement notification:

Upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement, Course Hero reserves the right to:

  • remove or disable access to the infringing material;
  • notify the content provider who is accused of infringement that Course Hero has removed or disabled access to the applicable material; and
  • terminate such content provider’s access to the Services if he or she is a repeat offender.

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