How could I get caught if I violate Copyright Law or UVM
- UVM system administrators do not routinely police our
network for illegal activity, but they must respond to formal legal
complaints they receive. Also, if your computer begins to consume
excessive network resources, Computing and Information Technology will
network activities in order to keep the network operating smoothly.
- Organizations like the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
frequently police file-sharing programs for copyrighted
material belonging to the artists they represent.
- Some people are under the impression that their activity
on the Internet is largely anonymous or untraceable, but this is
untrue. In fact, almost all your activity on the Internet is logged on
many of the computer systems you use, and while these logs usually are
not inspected, they certainly can be used to confirm or implicate you
in illegal activity.
- Copyright holders file subpoenas to learn the identity of
people illegally sharing or copying protected material. The
University is obligated to comply with legally valid subpoenas, and
cannot shield students and others from exposure.
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