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| “Distributing
copyrighted materials without the consent of the owner is against
federal law. Students found offering such services are subject
to termination of ResNet services.” |
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| The Law |
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file sharing through various methods has become commonplace
their use is a violation of Federal Law. You
may be familiar with Peer-to-Peer sharing programs, DC++, FTP
servers, IRC/DCC transfers, or Instant Messenger file transfers
but their use for sharing copyrighted materials is illegal. |
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| Facts you should know |
- Penalties for violating the DMCA can be severe. –In June 2009, a federal jury found a defendent liable in the nation’s only Recording Industry Association of America file-sharing case to go to trial, costing $1.92 million for 24 songs shared using Kazaa.
- Visit http://www.campusdownloading.com and watch the video for more information on filesharing.
- Many legal filesharing services exist, including those listed on the Filesharing Information Page.
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| UCSB and the DMCA |
| To Protect itself and its students
UCSB has adopted the following DMCA violation policy: |
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- First Violation: students involved in
a DMCA violation (the DMCA pertains to ANY copyrighted material,
from music and movies, to software and books) immediately
suffer a 30-day disconnection from ResNet.
- Appeal leads to serious legal procedures (in the past
four years, no one at UCSB has ever filed 'counter-notice',
the procedure with which people can appeal with a fair-use
claim.)
- Second Violation: Internet access terminated
for duration of stay in the Residence Halls; case referred
to the Campus Judicial Officer, and eligibility for University
Housing jeopardized.
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| What can I do as a ResNet Student? |
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