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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 03:45:00 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "Ayyasamy, Senthilkumar (UMKC-Student)" <saq66 () umkc edu> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:54:12 -0500 To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] USC to Students: No Sharing Files Another article on same lines: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/8/31/14253/3495 All students at Cornell University were recently sent the following memo. In addition to actively enforcing the DMCA on campus, Cornell Judicial Administrators operate under a presumption of guilt and sentence students to mandatory community service without forcing the complainant to prove the individual accused was actually responsible for downloading the file. The DMCA does not require violators to be prosecuted, at ISPs expense, in order for them to maintain common carrier status. However, the university is actively selling students out in order to cover its own ass. [...] What can you do about it? Simple, don't download copyrighted material for which you do not have the owner's permission. Moreover, if you have file-sharing programs on your computer, set the program such that it no longer serves materials out from your computer. It is a good idea to curtail serving files out for another reason as well. File serving consumes a lot of bandwidth. Network operators with responsibilities to maintain a safe and functional network will check and regulate for excessive volumes (they do not monitor content), and there are protocols for excessive use as well. Finally, if you don't like or disagree with the law, learn more about and take a stand on it in the arena of national politics. With implications for free speech and academic inquiry, it might just become the political issue of your generation. ------ End of Forwarded Message
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