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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."

3 of 397 comments (clear)

  1. Due Process by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is there any clause to protect the due process rights of students?

    1. Re:Due Process by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Sure, as agreed upon and detailed in the plethora of documents they sign - which now include this notice.

      Just because you put something in your TOS does not make it legal or enforceable. IANAL, but I am an admin on a university network and we are frequently reminded that the students are paying customers with rights and as such we cannot arbitrarily ban them from using the system. Without some kind of watertight right of appeal someone probably will get caught as a false positive by this policy, sue, and win.

  2. Oh crap... by FrostedWheat · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From the universities page: (which I downloaded into my browser...)

    If you are caught downloading copyrighted material, you will lose your ResNet privileges forever

    And further down, on the same page! (Which my browser downloaded, remember)...

    Copyright © 2005 by the University of Kansas

    Wow, that is harsh! I guess that's me banned then :-)