Submission + - University of Wisconsin- La Crosse Gives into RIAA
Anonymous writes: "University of Wisconsin- La Crosse gives into RIAA/MPAA
Subject: Re: RIAA/MPAA Requests
This is a communication we will be sending to all of our students after spring break...
The university has received communication from the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) that they will be approaching the violation of copyright law (downloading or sharing unlicensed music) in new ways. UW-La Crosse has never condoned students downloading and sharing music illegally and has taken action to educate and hold those doing so accountable. In the past, the university has notified the student upon notice from the RIAA and worked directly with them to rectify the situation. Sharing music illegally and violating copyright is a clear violation of the responsible use policy for computing resources. (http://www.uwlax.edu/policies)
Now, the university may be in a position of having to identify these violators to the RIAA for possible litigation. We wanted to make members of the university community aware of this change of policy because it could have legal and financial implications for copyright violators. The university may also be asked to forward notices from the RIAA to violators who will have the option of an early financial settlement to avoid litigation. The university will be complying with the RIAA requests and the legal and financial responsibilities of violations are entirely belong entirely to the individual student.
If you would like assistance in removing what you believe to be illegally downloaded music, or the software used in sharing this music, please feel free to contact the ITS Support Center at 785-8774. We will attempt to assist you in the removal of such items, but will make no guarantees that you will be free from any violations and you may still be legally accountable.
For a news article on the issue, please feel free to check out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/28/music.coll ege.reut/index.html
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University of Wisconsin- La Crosse
213 Wilder Hall
1725 State St.
La Crosse WI. 54601"
Subject: Re: RIAA/MPAA Requests
This is a communication we will be sending to all of our students after spring break...
The university has received communication from the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) that they will be approaching the violation of copyright law (downloading or sharing unlicensed music) in new ways. UW-La Crosse has never condoned students downloading and sharing music illegally and has taken action to educate and hold those doing so accountable. In the past, the university has notified the student upon notice from the RIAA and worked directly with them to rectify the situation. Sharing music illegally and violating copyright is a clear violation of the responsible use policy for computing resources. (http://www.uwlax.edu/policies)
Now, the university may be in a position of having to identify these violators to the RIAA for possible litigation. We wanted to make members of the university community aware of this change of policy because it could have legal and financial implications for copyright violators. The university may also be asked to forward notices from the RIAA to violators who will have the option of an early financial settlement to avoid litigation. The university will be complying with the RIAA requests and the legal and financial responsibilities of violations are entirely belong entirely to the individual student.
If you would like assistance in removing what you believe to be illegally downloaded music, or the software used in sharing this music, please feel free to contact the ITS Support Center at 785-8774. We will attempt to assist you in the removal of such items, but will make no guarantees that you will be free from any violations and you may still be legally accountable.
For a news article on the issue, please feel free to check out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/02/28/music.col
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University of Wisconsin- La Crosse
213 Wilder Hall
1725 State St.
La Crosse WI. 54601"
