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Faculty, staff, and student use of the Pepperdine University network is governed by the Computer and Network Responsible Use Policy , which prohibits illegal downloading and file sharing. A notice about illegal download or publishing of copyrighted materials is emailed in the Fall term to all faculty, staff, and students ( current notice in PDF ). Information on illegal file sharing: Penalties for sharing copyrighted files Legal Alternatives to obtain music and videos How to avoid penalties Further information Penalties for sharing copyrighted files University Upon receipt of a Copyright Violation notice, the computer sharing the copyrighted files is blocked, and the person’s dean or supervisor is notified. Technical staff are required to review the computer and certify that sharing of copyrighted materials is stopped and file sharing programs are removed. Subsequent notices for the same person are referred to the person’s dean or supervisor for academic and/or administrative penalty, in addition to blocking the computer. Federal There are civil and criminal penalties for violation of federal copyright laws, which may be summarized as follows: Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys’ fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see the Web site of the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov, especially their FAQs at www.copyright.gov/help/faq . How to avoid penalties Do not use file-sharing software (also known as peer-to-peer or p2p software) to download copyrighted media. You MUST have the copyright owner’s permission or your download is illegal! Most programs that let you download songs and movies without payment, share your computer’s files to the Internet by default. Popular file-sharing programs used to obtain media illegally include: Ares, Bearshare, Bittorrent, eDonkey, Gnutella, KaZaa, Limewire, Morpheus, Warez P2P and many others. Use legal downloading services , such as Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, Movielink, etc. Do not share media you obtained legally, except using methods the copyright holder permits (iTunes streaming, etc.). Most file-sharing software, by default, finds, advertises and shares all music and movies on your computer regardless of whether you have the right to share/upload these files. Protect your computer from malicious software, by not installing file-sharing software. While...