No ‘downloading’ zone: One school’s strategy
February 18, 2010 by Claire KnightPosted in: Tech Trends
The entertainment industry’s making examples of people who illegally download and share electronic files – and the penalties are sky-high. Now school officials are taking matters into their own hands to help students avoid financial pitfalls and legal hassles.
In 2007, Stanford University cracked down on illegal downloading. It issued relatively small fines to students who violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) while using the school’s server.
This academic year, Stanford has added more consequences for students who violate DMCA, including:
- implementing a disconnection fee
- requiring students to pass a quiz before being allowed back on the school’s network, and
- re-routing students’ personal computers’ IP address to an ISO Web page if students fail to respond to complaints in a timely manner.
What does your school do to discourage illegal downloading over the school’s server? Share your strategies in the comments box.
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