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Re: RIAA Moves Against College-Network Fileswapping


From: Ken Shaurette <Ken.Shaurette () OMNITECHCORP COM>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 06:30:00 -0600

Do you feel this excludes them from turning a law suit against the college network operators next?  Especially if they 
feel a college hasn't done enough to discourage the activity?
 
Ken M. Shaurette, CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM
Omni Tech Corporation, www.omnitechcorp.com
(262) 523-3304

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Tracy Mitrano [mailto:tbm3 () CORNELL EDU] 
        Sent: Thu 4/3/2003 9:06 PM 
        To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Re: [SECURITY] RIAA Moves Against College-Network Fileswapping
        
        

        Please note, the action is not against network operators, but users,
        students.  Attached is the RIAA letter concerning this matter.  Tracy Mitrano
        
        
        At 08:56 PM 4/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
        >For those of you that don't read slashdot -
        >
        >"The RIAA is taking action against college "Napster networks". It's suing
        >four network operators, two at Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, one at
        >Princeton University, and one at Michigan Technological University."..
        >
        >http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/03/2312220.shtml?tid=141
        >
        >If you have lots of p2p traffic on your network you might want to touched
        >base with your general council, if you haven't already.
        >
        >Cheers -
        >
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