University Policies and Practices Addressing Improper Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
| Title: | University Policies and Practices Addressing Improper Peer-to-Peer File Sharing (ID: CSD3092) | | Author(s): | The American Council on Education and the Education Task Force of the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities | | Topics: | Acceptable and Responsible Use Policies, Campus Policies, Copyright and Intellectual Property Policies, P2P File Sharing, Policy Development | | Origin: | Community Contributions (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This paper is intended to provide college and university administrators with a variety of examples of actions colleges and universities are taking to address the problem of unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing. The paper does not recommend specific policies and practices but instead tries to assist higher education institutions by conveying information about what a sample of institutions are doing in the areas of education, network management technologies, institutional policies and their enforcement, and the development of legitimate file sharing alternatives. | | View this resource: | |
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