Re: RIAA Notices

[Brian Friday <bfriday () LASIERRA EDU>]

I found this sentence in the 7th paragraph interesting....

	"Sherman attributed the “phenomenal jump” in the number of complaints  
to a “major change in the software and hardware” its major vendor uses  
to detect online infringement."

Has anyone noticed a recent revision in copysense hardware/software?  
Last I knew the linux based system they were advertising in late 2007  
was removed until they themselves could obey copyright....

- Brian

On May 6, 2008, at 7:51 AM, Holland II, Richard H wrote:

> Anyone see this?
>
> Mysterious Multiplication of Copyright Complaints
>
> http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/06/riaa
>
> Rick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of  
> Joel Rosenblatt
> Sent: Mon 5/5/2008 12:19 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: RIAA Notices
>
> Hi,
>
> Here is some facts from our automated DMCA system
>
> Looking at the last 157 takedown notices
> Average difference between timestamp in notice and verification was  
> 388.64 seconds (6.48)
> Maximum time was 3110 Seconds (51.83)
> Minimum time was 0 Seconds
> Significance - in one hour, we may turn over the dynamic IP address  
> 4-6 times
>
> Looking at the timestamp they send you is a good way to find the  
> wrong person if your using a dynamic IP assignment.
>
> Since we switched (to automation), we find less than 2% bad reports.
>
> My 2 cents
> Joel Rosenblatt
>
> Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
> Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
> Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
> http://www.columbia.edu/~joel
>
>
> --On Monday, May 05, 2008 11:27 AM -0400 Tracy Mitrano <tbm3 () CORNELL EDU 
> > wrote:
>
> > Yes, Pat, we have a single case of this description which we are  
> > still investigating and one where the time stamps do not match up  
> > with any activity on the
> > IP address.
> >
> >
> > Glad you asked.  If other folks begin to see anomalies it would be  
> > good to share that kind of information among us for the purpose of  
> > identifying
> > potential patterns.
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Tracy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Apr 28, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Falcon, Patricia wrote:
> >
> >
> > Last week we saw perhaps double or triple what we usually get in a  
> > week.  Today we received word from two of the students who said  
> > that they
> > hadn't downloaded what the RIAA said they had.  Is anyone else  
> > seeing false positives out of this group?
> >
> > Pat Falcon
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> > Computing and Information Services
> > Brown University :: Box 1885 :: Providence, RI 02912
> > 401.863.9259 :: 401.863.7329 [fax]
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>
>
> Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
> Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
> Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
> http://www.columbia.edu/~joel