Campus or Subscription Music Services and Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences

Copyright Infringement from the Inside: Student Perspectives on Music Piracy

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Title:Copyright Infringement from the Inside: Student Perspectives on Music Piracy (ID: EDU06241)
Author(s):Ross Housewright (University of California, Berkeley)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/11/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Interviews with 42 university undergraduates offer insight into anti-piracy efforts and why they may be failing. Education efforts are seen as phony and unconvincing, lawsuits as unlikely, and even college-supplied access to legal music services may perpetuate a view of media as free, offering little educational value.
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Taming the P2P Controversy: Strategies, Insights, and Realities

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Title:Taming the P2P Controversy: Strategies, Insights, and Realities (ID: EDU05099)
Author(s):Lisa Brown (University of Rochester), Kimberly A. Milford (University of Rochester), and Amelia A. Tynan (Tufts University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The problem of unauthorized peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing continues to receive controversial attention in colleges and universities, the entertainment industry, government, and media. The presenters will share a case study and discuss the broader implications of P2P in shaping digital policy on campus, including privacy, ethics, and academic culture.
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Comparison of Experiences with Two Innovative Media Programs

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Title:Comparison of Experiences with Two Innovative Media Programs (ID: EDU04130)
Author(s):Charles Powell (Yale University) and Russell S. Vaught (The Pennsylvania State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/22/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Yale and Penn State have both pioneered the use of legal alternatives to the distribution of copyrighted media. In January 2004, both initiated commercial services that differ in many ways. This presentation will contrast and compare the services and experiences of these two institutions.
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Campus Pioneers of Online Music and Movies

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Title:Campus Pioneers of Online Music and Movies (ID: EDU0497)
Author(s):Ginny B. Cake (Duke University), Kent Hubbell (Cornell University), Nick Linder (Cornell University), and Kenneth R. Stafford (University of Denver)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Dozens of commercial services offer legal access to music and movies online. Several prominent campuses have contracted with vendors to provide such services to students, and more are in negotiations. These arrangements often feature novel technologies and business models that point to a rich future for online media and interesting challenges for higher education. This panel will compare and contrast the features of some of these new campus projects.
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Penn State's Legal Online Music Service

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Title:Penn State's Legal Online Music Service (ID: EDU0427)
Author(s):Samuel K. Haldeman (The Pennsylvania State University) and Russell S. Vaught (The Pennsylvania State University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material has become an increasingly important issue for higher education. In January 2004, Penn State commenced a trial of a legal alternative music service. This presentation will outline how we initiated this service and our experiences with it.
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Surveying the Digital Landscape

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Title:Surveying the Digital Landscape (ID: EDU0428)
Author(s):Charles R. Bartel (Carnegie Mellon University), Emilio DiLorenzo (Rochester Institute of Technology), James M. Duncan (The University of Iowa), Leslie P. Hitch (Northeastern University), Alan McCord (Lawrence Technological University), John C. Meerts (Wesleyan University), Pablo G. Molina (Georgetown University), and Michael D. Roy (Wesleyan University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This presentation will provide a brief overview of various Evolving Technologies Committee white paper topics: the "consumerization" of information technology; strategies and best practices for addressing the growing concerns of spam, worms, and viruses; and the convergence of libraries and digital repositories learning objects for the network.
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Campus Opportunities for Legal Online Music and Movies

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Title:Campus Opportunities for Legal Online Music and Movies (ID: EDU03163)
Author(s):Bruce Block and Mark A. Luker (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Legal online music services are widely viewed as the preferred solution to illegal P2P file sharing of copyrighted works. During the past year the Joint P2P Committee of Higher Education and the entertainment community hosted two workshops and issued an RFI to investigate campus hosting of legal online services for music and other digital content. The committee's Technology Task Force staff will describe the process and the results of this investigation.
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