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New piracy protocol stops P2P sharing
Radhika Mohan
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
Originally published: 9/27/07 at 6:55 PM EST
Last update: 9/27/07 at 6:54 PM EST
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Copyright infringement - do you have $59,000 to spare?
Limewire. Ares. Kazaa. BitTorrent. These peer-to-peer services spell danger to college students. This softwares utilizes networks to search for and trade files.
The problem is this that it is a form of piracy, or stealing. And it's happening on a large scale - exceptionally high on campus grounds.
Daniel Peng, Joseph Nievelt, Jesse Jordan and Aaron Sherman are students that were found guilty of copyright infringement and the settlement totaled up to $59,000.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act obliges colleges to follow thorough on any illegal downloads reported to it. As a result, Plattsburgh State has a new P2P policy.
Surveys such as the Student Monitor prove that more than half of college students are responsible for illegal downloading from unlicensed networks.
Meanwhile, a market research firm found that college students alone accounted for more than 1.3 billion illegal music downloads in 2006.
This has caught the attention of the Recording Industry Association of America and Motion Picture Association of America.
Both these organizations are on the quest of educating and taking legal action against Internet thieves.
"Over the last several years, the amount has tripled," Michael Bozonie, associate dean said. "Last spring we had about 15 notices of a potential lawsuit indicating that some students might be contacted. Therefore, the decision was made to discontinue supporting the most common P2P protocols used for illegal downloading."
However, PSUC does not monitor illegal activity. Upon suspected illegal activity, RIAA or MPAA would notify PSUC.
"Should the college ignore these notifications, it could be legally liable or encouraging copyright infringement," Bozonie said.
"These notifications fulfill the college's legal obligations - however, it does not fulfill obligations of the copyright violator," he said.
Recently, monitoring associations have threatened suit against a number of individuals, costing those individuals fines from $3,000 to $6,000.
Limewire. Ares. Kazaa. BitTorrent. These peer-to-peer services spell danger to college students. This softwares utilizes networks to search for and trade files.
The problem is this that it is a form of piracy, or stealing. And it's happening on a large scale - exceptionally high on campus grounds.
Daniel Peng, Joseph Nievelt, Jesse Jordan and Aaron Sherman are students that were found guilty of copyright infringement and the settlement totaled up to $59,000.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act obliges colleges to follow thorough on any illegal downloads reported to it. As a result, Plattsburgh State has a new P2P policy.
Surveys such as the Student Monitor prove that more than half of college students are responsible for illegal downloading from unlicensed networks.
Meanwhile, a market research firm found that college students alone accounted for more than 1.3 billion illegal music downloads in 2006.
This has caught the attention of the Recording Industry Association of America and Motion Picture Association of America.
Both these organizations are on the quest of educating and taking legal action against Internet thieves.
"Over the last several years, the amount has tripled," Michael Bozonie, associate dean said. "Last spring we had about 15 notices of a potential lawsuit indicating that some students might be contacted. Therefore, the decision was made to discontinue supporting the most common P2P protocols used for illegal downloading."
However, PSUC does not monitor illegal activity. Upon suspected illegal activity, RIAA or MPAA would notify PSUC.
"Should the college ignore these notifications, it could be legally liable or encouraging copyright infringement," Bozonie said.
"These notifications fulfill the college's legal obligations - however, it does not fulfill obligations of the copyright violator," he said.
Recently, monitoring associations have threatened suit against a number of individuals, costing those individuals fines from $3,000 to $6,000.
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