Re: RIAA Notices

[Bob Bayn <bob.bayn () USU EDU>]

And we get less than our "fair" share.  I doubt it's because our students are more aware or law abiding.  The top 25 
list from the MPAA seems to have a geographic bias for some reason, and includes a few schools smaller than mine and 
apparently with no better network connectivity than we have.

But I've received more DMCA complaints this month than ever before.

Our penalties include:
1) disabling their IP registration indefinitely, pending a response from the user, and
2) a $50 administrative fee, and
3) confirmation of removal of the infringing file and P2P software to have their IP registration re-enabled.
4) Repeat infringers are referred to the student discipline officer. (this is rare, maybe 2% of cases)

When they complain about the $50 I tell them to count their blessings and refer them to:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/stanford_turns_dmca_complaints_into_cash.php


Bob Bayn     (435)797-2396     Security Team coordinator
"IT will NEVER ask for your password via email, honest!"
Office of Information Technology at Utah State University
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Gombosky [brenda.gombosky () LOUISVILLE EDU]
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] RIAA Notices

> From reading all the threads - we must get more than our fair share - we are still averaging about 40 + a month.  We 
> do not block P2P nor do we use NAT.  We use clean access in our dorms so we can track a student down to the bed in the 
> room.  A little harder with wireless and with faculty staff as you have to dig through logs.

I am interested in know the Penalties in place - if any - Network shutoff?  Wired and Wireless? Length of time, first 
offense, second offense etc.

We are reviewing our policies right now and though the RIAA says it is backing off - we haven't seen it yet.

Thanks in advance for sharing your policy.

Brenda B. Gombosky, CISSP, CISM, CHSP
Director, Enterprise Security
Information Technology
University of Louisville
Miller IT Center, Room 109
Louisville, KY 40292
(502)852-5037
(502)419-6689