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October 2, 2007 - Minutes
Present: Carrie Levow, Leslie Dare, BJ Attarian, Jen Riehle, Brad Mehlenbacher
1. Welcome and Introductions
Leslie Dare provided background information to the group. The goal is to develop campus-wide education for students and staff about illegal file sharing.
2. Nature and Extent of Illegal File Sharing
- Carrie Levow provided statistics on reported illegal file sharing. In summary, most reported violations were through ResNet (240 incidents in September 2007).
- Staff violations exist, but the numbers are low. The last 2.5 years of staff violatiosn equals one month of ResNet violations.
- More than 60 subpeonas have been distributed to students; dozens have settled.
2. Past and Current Efforts
- In 2002, students were offered a trial of free music services through Rhapsody/Ruckus/Napster. There was extensive publicity. The parameters of the free trial were that downloaded music was tethered so it could not be put on another device, and that to keep the downloads the student had to purchase them after the trial ended. Only 1,500 students participated.
- Information is provided in New Student, Parent, and Transfer Orientations.
- There is a letter from the Chancellor to the campus community.
2. Understanding the Behavior
- The group discussed why students engage in this behavior. Much of this comes from Carrie Levow's experience in talking with students. Paul Cousins could also help with understanding this.
- File sharing is a social behavior; possibly there is peer pressure.
- There are technical constraints that are then a dis-incentive to legal file sharing.
- Students don't know what the consquences are for this behavior.
- Students who do know the consequences don't believe they will be caught and/or held accountable.
- Students have a sense of entitlement.
- The group determined that it would be helpful to know more about those who have been identified as engaging in this behavior. Carrie will provide the data and check with David Drooz about the appropriate use of this data. The group can then decide what exactly to do with the data.
2. Next Steps
- The group will develop learning outcomes, and tweak them for students versus staff.
- The group will try to learn more about this behavior through literature review, demographics of identified violators, the Office of Student Conduct.
- C A small but important item to consider is language: "copyright infringement" versus "illegal file sharing" and/or other terms and phrases.
- Dianne Sortini will be able to make our next meeting; Peggy Hoon has also been invited to join this group.
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