Comments on: Share the Music! http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share/ Notes from Chief Information Officer and Director of ITS Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: michaela arroyo http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share/#comment-68531 michaela arroyo Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:55:52 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share-the-music/#comment-68531 It seems as though the students that took it upon themselves to illegally download the music or movie are not smart. Obviously colleges have tight internet security so why put yourself in the risk zone? I know why, people want music and they it want it for free. It is wrong to illegally download stuff that you have to pay for but who really thinks they are going to get caught, no one does. Stealing is illegal and it always will be, but that doesn't give people the right to download music for free when they should be paying. Those movies and songs that artists and actors produce take time and they expect a paycheck. If things continue to go the way they are they are not going to get paid and then eventually there will be no new music or movies. It seems as though the students that took it upon themselves to illegally download the music or movie are not smart. Obviously colleges have tight internet security so why put yourself in the risk zone? I know why, people want music and they it want it for free. It is wrong to illegally download stuff that you have to pay for but who really thinks they are going to get caught, no one does. Stealing is illegal and it always will be, but that doesn’t give people the right to download music for free when they should be paying. Those movies and songs that artists and actors produce take time and they expect a paycheck. If things continue to go the way they are they are not going to get paid and then eventually there will be no new music or movies.

]]> By: dcfischer http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share/#comment-68194 dcfischer Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:23:44 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share-the-music/#comment-68194 That is a good question. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was legislated in the early 2000's. As an Internet Service Provider, PSU signed on to comply with the Act. So, too, did many colleges and universities. In doing so, PSU committed to developing a response process that would 1) inform students that they were violating copyright law and 2) create an escalation process for each new subsequent event. The University signed the DMCA to reduce liability and to be responsible to the larger Internet. The actual decision was made by each of the campuses and collectively at the University System. Keene State, UNH and PSU all took a stance and signed it because it was (and is) the right thing to do. Additionally, failure to do so could bring risk of litigation from the RIAA. That is a good question. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was legislated in the early 2000’s. As an Internet Service Provider, PSU signed on to comply with the Act. So, too, did many colleges and universities. In doing so, PSU committed to developing a response process that would 1) inform students that they were violating copyright law and 2) create an escalation process for each new subsequent event.

The University signed the DMCA to reduce liability and to be responsible to the larger Internet. The actual decision was made by each of the campuses and collectively at the University System. Keene State, UNH and PSU all took a stance and signed it because it was (and is) the right thing to do. Additionally, failure to do so could bring risk of litigation from the RIAA.

]]> By: dcfischer http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share/#comment-64462 dcfischer Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:28:41 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share-the-music/#comment-64462 There has been a lot of debate around how campuses choose to act upon subpoenas delivered to the schools. UNH, KSC and PSU all chose to deliver the information to the student. The legality of the process is not for us to determine. That said, the core issue remains. Students (and employees) need to demonstrate responsible network and internet behaviors. There has been a lot of debate around how campuses choose to act upon subpoenas delivered to the schools. UNH, KSC and PSU all chose to deliver the information to the student. The legality of the process is not for us to determine.

That said, the core issue remains. Students (and employees) need to demonstrate responsible network and internet behaviors.

]]> By: Liam Jewell http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share/#comment-64454 Liam Jewell Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:27:18 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2007/08/14/share-the-music/#comment-64454 It may be illegal, however why does that make us as students liable to the prosecution of the RIAA and MPAA? I have an article I wrote back in April on my blog which recounts the insanity of any university to comply with the RIAA and MPAA, it is located here: http://www.liamjewell.com/wordpress/?p=48 From the article: " When ... a University gets a notice from the RIAA, why do they forward it on to you? The RIAA does not know it was you who may have done the infringement, yet they school gives them your name and forwards the subpoena on without objection. You’re probably thinking that it has to be that way, well NC State University sent the subpoenas back where they came from! The relevant news article is located at: (http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2007/04/13/News/Riaa-Files.23.Lawsuits.Against.Ncsu-2839394.shtml). Essentially they said it’s illegal and that they had no reason to do the RIAA’s dirty work for them. So why isn’t... your university following the same path with our personal information? I’ll leave that opinion for you to make on your own! If you are interested in how to fight a subpoena if you have been wrongly accused, please check out my companion article on how to fight them which is located here: http://www.liamjewell.com/wordpress/?p=46. A list of universities that are refusing to help the RIAA: 1. Harvard 2. University Of Kansas 3. University of New Mexico 4. College of William & Mary 5. N.C. State 6. Drexel University (Located in Pennsylvania) An Interesting Story on IP Addresses and their relationship with a person’s identity. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12790 No longer just the administrators problem, the RIAA is targeting the University President’s too. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12428 A Slashdot story on how the entire RIAA identification process has no bearing in court. " http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/08/07/2316248.shtml It may be illegal, however why does that make us as students liable to the prosecution of the RIAA and MPAA? I have an article I wrote back in April on my blog which recounts the insanity of any university to comply with the RIAA and MPAA, it is located here: http://www.liamjewell.com/wordpress/?p=48

From the article:
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When … a University gets a notice from the RIAA, why do they forward it on to you? The RIAA does not know it was you who may have done the infringement, yet they school gives them your name and forwards the subpoena on without objection.

You’re probably thinking that it has to be that way, well NC State University sent the subpoenas back where they came from! The relevant news article is located at: (http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2007/04/13/News/Riaa-Files.23.Lawsuits.Against.Ncsu-2839394.shtml). Essentially they said it’s illegal and that they had no reason to do the RIAA’s dirty work for them.

So why isn’t… your university following the same path with our personal information? I’ll leave that opinion for you to make on your own!

If you are interested in how to fight a subpoena if you have been wrongly accused, please check out my companion article on how to fight them which is located here: http://www.liamjewell.com/wordpress/?p=46.

A list of universities that are refusing to help the RIAA:

1. Harvard
2. University Of Kansas
3. University of New Mexico
4. College of William & Mary
5. N.C. State
6. Drexel University (Located in Pennsylvania)

An Interesting Story on IP Addresses and their relationship with a person’s identity.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12790

No longer just the administrators problem, the RIAA is targeting the University President’s too.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12428

A Slashdot story on how the entire RIAA identification process has no bearing in court. ”
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/08/07/2316248.shtml

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