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://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~polcomp/judaff/docs/UCSC.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.
