Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers
| Title: | Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers (ID: CSD3190) | | Author(s): | Stefanie Olsen | | Topics: | Copyright Infringement, DMCA, P2P File Sharing, Piracy | | Origin: | Community Contributions (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: | |
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