The music revolution cannot be dismissed

This was in my e-mail. I really don't have to say anything considering if you read this you should already my views on file sharing. On the plus side of things, I learned a new term while looking up some stuff. Infoanarchism-I think it nicely fits a lot of people I know.

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The number of Syracuse University students whose computers have been
quarantined for illegally downloading and sharing music, movies and
video games has increased dramatically during the first four weeks of
the Fall 2006 semester as compared to the same period last year. This
increase is most likely the result of stepped-up monitoring of these
activities by the music and entertainment industry, which causes an
increase in the number of complaints to SU. Students feel the crunch
when they cannot get online either through SU's wired network or
AirOrange until they have contacted SU's Information Technology and
Services (ITS).

It is illegal to download to your computer copyrighted materials
(music, video, images, software) for which you have not obtained a
license through purchase, rental agreement or written permission from
the copyright owner. Additionally, it is illegal to distribute (share)
copyrighted materials across the Internet without the written permission
of the copyright owner, even if you have obtained a license for the
material through purchase or rental agreement.

Legal music downloading services are available through a number of
online vendors, including Ruckus at http://www.ruckus.com, iTunes at
http://www.apple.com, Yahoo! Music Unlimited at
http://music.yahoo.com and Napster at http://www.napster.com.

PLEASE NOTE: First copyright infringement offenses that are reported to
SU will result in the student's computer being removed from the SU
network (wired and AirOrange) until the matter is resolved. Second
offenses reported to SU will result in a referral to SU's Office of
Judicial Affairs and a requirement that the computer undergo a
FreshStart repair at the ITS Student Computing Support Center at a cost
of $34.95 (plus tax) before it can be connected to the SU network.

Further information about file sharing is available on the ITS website
at http://its.syr.edu/security/desktop/filesharing.cfm.


QUESTIONS? CONTACT:

- Information Technology and Services
- Phone: 443-2677
- Email: consult@syr.edu
- URL: http://its.syr.edu/security/desktop/filesharing.cfm