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.
