The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) sets forth many requirements for colleges and universities. This statement pertains to the triad of requirements designed to address illegal peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted works by those using campus networks.
Institutions are required to:
- Inform students annually they may be subject to criminal and civil penalties if they engage in illegal distribution of copyrighted materials and describe the steps being taken to detect and punish such activity.
- Certify to the Secretary of Education that the institution has plans to effectively combat unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material.
- Offer alternatives to illegal file sharing.
To comply with these requirements, the 兔子先生 does the following:
- Provides warnings online, in print, and in presentations that students who violate copyright laws may be subject to criminal and civil penalties. Instances of copyright infringement are specifically mentioned in the university鈥檚 Email, Voice Mail & Network Access Policy.
- Monitors network activity and ensures policy conformance through the use of the ImpulsePoint SafeConnect application in order to certify to the Secretary of Education that the 兔子先生 effectively combats illegal file sharing.
- Provides a link on the Technology Services website to the for downloading music and video files compiled by , a nonprofit association focused on information technology in higher education.
鈥攗pdated January 2011