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Re: Copyright material scan
From: Bob Bayn <bob.bayn () USU EDU>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:14:26 +0000
Scanning all storage of all computers connected to your network, looking for signature matches with copyrighted works, would be a daunting if not impossible task, not to mention invasive. Besides, if you found a copy of "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (the title of the last DMCA infringement I processed this morning), what would you conclude? It could be a legally acquired (purchased) copy stored on a device for personal viewing in compliance with terms of copyright. Our "technology based deterrent" is a "vigorous program of accepting and responding to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices." Before I'd buy a commercial product or appliance for blocking stuff, I'd opt for implementing something like BAYU from U Michigan. I really believe most of our P2P users are completely unaware of the outbound sharing features of the program, until they get a DMCA notice and get the explanation. The annual warning and explanation that HEOA requires just doesn't get connected up in students' minds with the subsequent "opportunity" to use "this neat program for free music/videos". So, I "educate" about one student a day, and charge them $50 "tuition" after interrupting their internet access for a few hours or days. Bob Bayn (435)797-2396 Security Team You are on the Security Team, too. Be an Internet Skeptic! There's nothing really free on the 'net Office of Information Technology at Utah State University http://tinyurl.com/bicyclists-share-kidneys From: Entwistle, Bruce Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:06 PM Is there anyone who is using software to scan their network to locate copyrighted material? Rather than looking through logs and tracing entries back to a particular host. Thank you Bruce Entwistle Network Manager University of Redlands
Current thread:
- Copyright material scan Entwistle, Bruce (Mar 21)
- Re: Copyright material scan Miller,James R (Mar 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Copyright material scan Williams, Charles (Mar 21)
- Re: Copyright material scan Joel Rosenblatt (Mar 21)
- Re: Copyright material scan Bob Bayn (Mar 21)
- Re: Copyright material scan Geoffrey Steven Nathan (Mar 22)