Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; Piracy; and DMCA
Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers
| Title: | Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers (ID: CSD3190) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Developers of a new technology developed by entertainment and technology companies say it will help universities and ISPs combat digital piracy on their networks. College and universities continue to draw fire from entertainment companies for the relatively high incidence of digital piracy on campus networks. According to a technical summary of the new technology, the Automated Copyright Notice System (ACNS) is "an open-source, royalty-free system" that streamlines the handling of copyright notices, which are sent by copyright holders to those suspected of infringing copyrights. ACNS allows network administrators to force certain actions, such as cutting off network access or sending an e-mail warning, when a copyright notice is received. Developers of ACNS say it does not impose policy but rather helps network administrators enforce existing policies. UCLA and the University of Florida have implemented similar systems for dealing with copyright notices on campus. Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation criticized ACNS, suggesting it will simply draw universities into an "arms race" of competing technological means to protect and circumvent copyright. | | View this resource: | |
Mapping the Digital Public Domain: Threats and Opportunities
| Title: | Mapping the Digital Public Domain: Threats and Opportunities (ID: CSD2887) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | In this article, the author discusses a "map" of the public domain, and provides an in-depth examination of threats to it in the digital environment e.g., the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, the Collections of Information Anti-Piracy Act, the Copyright Term Extension Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act), and discusses ways to foster the "digital commons." | | View this resource: | |
Pirates Beware: We're Watching
| Title: | Pirates Beware: We're Watching (ID: CSD2842) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | As copyright owners continuing to work with encryption companies like Liquid Audio and Supertracks to come up with a solution that will protect their content, music and movie companies are doing what they can. New monitoring applications allow them to attack piracy not at the user level, but by going directly to the service provider. | | View this resource: | |
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