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Heheh, thanks Rich. I know the "ethics" argument won't win. So I'm using a two-pronged approach -- DMCA and AUP. If $2500 and a year in prison for each violation is not enough to discourage her, then perhaps the threat of possibly losing her Internet access is. :-) Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Wiggins" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Acceptable Use Question: P2P File Sharing Apps > A few years ago, when Chuck Severance and I were still doing our TV > show, I interviewed 4 MSU students about file sharing -- then it was > all about Napster. In the course of a one hour interview, I tried and > tried to get them to "get it." I asked if you'd written a book of > great poetry or recipes, and you discovered that the entire book was > up on the Web, wouldn't you take umbrage? > > Grudgingly a couple of them accepted that maybe pride of authorship > and intellectual property rights were real, important considerations. > But they still planned to download music. > > This was years ago. Margaret, your niece has grown up believing that > if you can find it on the Net, it's free. If you succeed in your > educational mission, I'll donate $50 to your favorite charity. :-) > > /rich > > PS -- Never mind the AUP, I think federal copyright law and > specifically DMCA are fearsome enough. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of Margaret Wilson >> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:39 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [MSUNAG] Acceptable Use Question: P2P File Sharing Apps >> >> A friend's daughter is into sharing music using WinMX, which I've >> recently >> learned is one of these P2P file-sharing apps. Off course, she's using >> it >> for sharing copyrighted music. They have dial-up access via MichNet >> through >> one of the school systems. My question is, is there anything in the >> Acceptable Use Policy which prohibits such use? I'll read the policy if >> need be, but I was wondering if anyone knows off the top of their heads. >> ?? >> >> Thx! >> >> Margaret