Re: [Fwd: [ISN] Academy seizes computers from nearly 100 mids]

["Bruhn, Mark S." <mbruhn () INDIANA EDU>]

I certainly would think the Naval Academy, and other military academies,
would have greater ability to do this.  I mean, they still do individual
locker inspections, don't they?

But, one wonders how they decided to take these specific 100 computers.
Did they collect those from indiviudual reports from external orgs like
the RIAA?  Or did they get a list from one of those orgs?  Or did they
have someone monitoring their subnets themselves?
M.

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-----Original Message-----
From: H. Morrow Long [mailto:morrow.long () YALE EDU] 
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 7:47 AM
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Subject: [SECURITY] [Fwd: [ISN] Academy seizes computers from nearly 100
mids]


US Naval Academy seizes 100 midshipmen's computers,
apparently for containing material violating copyright.

- H. Morrow Long

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Subject: [ISN] Academy seizes computers from nearly 100 mids
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 02:02:23 -0600 (CST)
From: InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>
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http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/live/11_23-19/NAV

By JESSICA R. TOWHEY
Staff Writer
November 23, 2002

Officials at the Naval Academy have seized nearly 100 midshipmen's
computers that allegedly contained illegally downloaded music and
movies, sources said.

The raid occurred Thursday while students were in class, and a source
familiar with the investigation said the computers were being held by
the administration.

Cmdr. Bill Spann, academy spokesman, confirmed that an investigation
into what material is on the computers is under way, but declined
further comment.

He did say punishment for illegally possessing copyrighted material
ranges from a court-martial to loss of leave and other restrictions.

Computers are given to each midshipman upon entering the academy.
During their four years at the school, mids pay back the value of the
computers through deductions from their monthly paychecks.

Amanda Collins, a spokesman for the Recording Industry Association of
America, said yesterday that the Naval Academy was among the colleges
and universities around the country that were sent two letters from
entertainment industry and educational associations asking them to
address Internet piracy and establish policies against it.

An Oct. 3 letter signed by four entertainment-based lobbying
associations spelled out that Internet copyright infringement violates
federal copyright laws.

"`Theft' is a harsh word, but that it is, pure and simple," the letter
stated. "... It is no different from walking into the campus bookstore
and in a clandestine manner walking out with a textbook without paying
for it."

The recording industry estimates that more than 2.6 billion music
files are downloaded illegally each month, usually through unlicensed
services.

CD sales fell more than 5 percent in 2001 and dipped another 1 percent
in the first half of this year, according to the RIAA.

Some of the recording industry's biggest stars, such as Madonna, Mick
Jagger and Eminem, have joined coalitions to combat the wholesale
theft of music. The industry claims this threatens the livelihood of
everyone from artists, songwriters and manufacturers to sound
engineers and record-store owners and clerks.



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