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  School of Public Affairs and Administration 2011–2013 Academic Policies and Procedures Peer-to-Peer File Sharing  

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject students to civil and criminal liabilities. The penalties for violation of federal copyright laws may be found at http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ . Violations of copyright law also violate university policy and may subject students to disciplinary action as outlined in the university's Code of Student Conduct: http://policies.rutgers.edu/PDF/Section10/10.2.11-current.pdf.

Rutgers policies on peer-to-peer file sharing and unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material using the institution's information technology system include:

Acceptable Use Policy for Computing and Information Technology Resources: http://oit.rutgers.edu/acceptable-use.html;

Digital Millennium Copyright Act: http://rusecure.rutgers.edu/content/digital-millennium-copyright-act-compliance;

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: http://rusecure.rutgers.edu/p2p

Copyright Policy: http://policies.rutgers.edu/PDF/Section50/50.3.7-current.pdf.


 
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