Link Round-Up: Copyright & File Sharing
Copyright-infringement is a hot topic. Stay safe & informed.
In the news
A Controversial Antipiracy Measure Re-emerges
“Even after they fended off a Senate proposal that would have forced some colleges to buy antipiracy tools, many campus officials were in no mood to celebrate: It was only a matter of time, they said, before the House of Representatives brought up a similar measure. They were right. …” [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
Labels Win Suit Against Song Sharer
“In a crucial legal victory for record labels and other copyright owners, a federal jury yesterday found a Minnesota woman liable for copyright infringement for sharing music online and imposed a penalty of $222,000 in damages.” [NYTimes.com]
Downloading on trial
In-depth story of a University of Wisconsin student’s recent settlement with the RIAA. [Badger Herald via The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Pre-Litigation Letters Put Colleges Between a Rock and a Hard Place”]
For more information
Tales From the Public Domain: Bound by Law?
Free-for-download comic book explains United States copyright law and fair use. [Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain via The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Bam! Pow! Footnote!”]
A User’s Guide to DRM in Online Music [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
How-to: Disable P2P File Sharing [TARA]
Smith College Acceptable Use Policy
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