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I'm a student at UNI and received the following e-mail about a month
ago:<br>
<blockquote>ResNet Users,
<br>
<br>
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has recently
changed strategy regarding copyright infringement and is now sending
settlement letters to universities offering alleged copyright violators
the opportunity to settle out of court. Of the 400 settlement letters
sent out in March 2007 to university students across the country, over
115 recipients have decided to settle out of court. Settlements have
been reported to be $3,000-$5,000.
<br>
<br>
Should UNI receive one of the settlement letters, we will forward that
letter on to the alleged copyright violator. Alleged copyright
violators will have complete responsibility to decide how to respond to
the RIAA and may want to consult with his or her legal counsel before
making a decision. UNI does not release the name of alleged copyright
violators unless ordered to do so by a court order.
<br>
<br>
For more information on how this may impact you, see
<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.uni.edu/its/admin/riaastatement.html">http://www.uni.edu/its/admin/riaastatement.html</a>
<br>
<br>
Downloading of music, movies, games, software, etc. that is copyright
protected may very likely be theft. Sharing of this information
without the authorization of the owner is a copyright violation.
Running of peer-to-peer software such as Gnutella, Ares, Blubster,
Edonkey, Limewire and Bit-Torrent may be putting you at serious risk of
inadvertently sharing copyright protected materials. Individuals who
do infringe copyright should reconsider that activity in light of the
pervasive monitoring of file sharing that content owners do on the
Internet.
<br>
<br>
Steve Moon
<br>
Acting Associate Vice President for Information Technology
<br>
DMCA Registered Agent
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Steve.moon@uni.edu">Steve.moon@uni.edu</a>
<br>
273-6813<br>
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Tom Poe wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid46438894.3000009@fngi.net" type="cite">Any
students on the list know what Iowa's school administrations are likely
to do? Hopefully, they'll do what all law abiding schools are doing,
and tell the jerks to take their warning letters and go back where they
came from.
<br>
Tom
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