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University of Kansas Adopts 'One Strike' Copyright Infringement Policy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hope-you-really-liked-that-cher-album dept.

NewmanKU writes "Eric Bangeman at Ars Technica writes that the University of Kansas has adopted a new, and very strict, copyright infringement policy for the students on the residential network. The university's ResNet website states that, 'Violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is against the law. If you are caught downloading copyrighted material, you will lose your ResNet privileges forever. No second notices, no excuses, no refunds. One violation and your ResNet internet access is gone for as long as you reside on campus.' According to a KU spokesperson, KU has received 345 notices in the past year from organizations and businesses regarding complaints about copyrighted material downloading."

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  1. Re:Yeah, it's titled, Thou Shall Not STEAL !! by VagaStorm · · Score: 2, Funny

    >> EIGHT: 'Thou shall not steal.'
    >> Riiiight. Big corporations are all corporationy anyway so I am justified. Strike me dead now if you disagree.


    Gues we won't be hearing from him again :p

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  2. Re:Lack of Caring by 1u3hr · · Score: 2, Funny
    do tell me what was inflammatory about my post

    "Don't download copywritten material." We're actually talking about copyrights, not copywriters (i.e. the guys who write advertisements). So I would have modded it down as "malapropism".

  3. Re:Due Process by vertinox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cutting you off the campus net is an entirely private decision, no due process required by law.

    I dunno... Let's say I have this jock room mate that I hate because he always gets the girls (and brings them to the top bunk when I'm trying to get a good nights sleep) so lets just say I theoretically put P2P software on his unpassworded computer and share out some Boy George songs.

    Not only will he get booted off ResNet without recourse, but all the girls will think he's gay now when they look at his MP3 collection.

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  4. Re:Due Process by Evilest+Doer · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is just a first draft. The University's policy is still evolving.
    Well, this policy certainly wasn't intelligently designed.
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  5. Re:This is SO Kansas!! by toddestan · · Score: 2, Funny

    You've obviously never been to Texas.