Archive for the 'Policies' category
April 25th, 2008
Over the past year, the college has received 70 notices from the RIAA, with 11 arriving in the last week. Please remember that copyright infringement is against Smith’s Acceptable Use Policy, and that violation of this policy can result in the “removal of network access privileges” on the Smith Residence Network.
If you receive a notice indicating that the RIAA has detected illegal file sharing from your computer, it is important that you respond to the notice from ITS immediately and remove all peer-to-peer (P2P) software from your computer.
If you do not respond, you will no longer be able to use the Smith College Network until all P2P file-sharing software is removed from your computer, regardless of academic responsibilities. Students who violate the Smith College Acceptable Use Policy on copyright infringement may also face the Smith College honor board.
So, with classes about to end and exams just around the corner, please be extra vigilant about your network use! (Read more…)
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February 15th, 2008
Dear Smith Students,
Since the beginning of the spring semester, ITS has been receiving increasing reports from students of network slow-downs and “sluggishness.” Our network usage statistics show this is primarily due to an increase in the overall volume of peer-to-peer traffic on the campus network. (Read more…)
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January 15th, 2008
Starting today, Smith web servers now only accept secure connections. What does this mean?
If you maintain a web site on a Smith web server, you will need to switch from non-secure file transfer (FTP) to secure file transfer (SFTP) to continue transferring files to and from the web server successfully.
For more information and instructions on how to switch, see the TARA page, Using Secure File Transfer to Transfer Your Files.
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November 29th, 2007
If you have a personal website, or you help maintain an academic or administrative website at Smith, check your settings! (Read more…)
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October 12th, 2007
Copyright-infringement is a hot topic. Stay safe & informed. (Read more…)
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September 28th, 2007
A few students had questions about the recent Copyright Infringement Reminder email from ITS.
>> I know sharing copyrighted music is illegal, but what about movies?
Distributing (sharing) copyrighted content without the owner’s permission is illegal regardless of the media. This means that downloading and sharing copyrighted movies and tv shows can also put you at risk for a lawsuit from the copyright holders. (Read more…)
Posted in Policies | Tagged acceptable use, bandwidth, copyright, drm, p2p, riaa | 5 Comments »
September 25th, 2007
Last spring, the RIAA notified two Smith students that they would be sued for copyright infringement. One student has already settled with the RIAA out of court for $3,000. Additionally, ITS has already been contacted by the RIAA several times this semester about students who they believe are illegally sharing copyrighted music.
Protect yourself from a similar lawsuit by: (Read more…)
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August 6th, 2007
The following is an excerpt from a letter to all Smith students from Herb Nickles, the Director of ITS:
Last semester, the college received notice from an attorney at the RIAA that three complaints are pending against Internet Protocol (IP) addresses connected with computers owned by users of the Smith network.
So, what does this mean? (Read more…)
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