Copyright Email

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi guys I got an email from the Office of the Registrar saying:</p>

<p>Dear Student, </p>

<p>We are writing to make sure that you are aware of the policies and laws<br>
governing copyrights, and to inform you that the unauthorized distribution of<br>
copyrighted material, including peer-to-peer file sharing, can potentially<br>
subject you to civil and criminal liabilities. </p>

<p>Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal<br>
authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner<br>
under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code).<br>
These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work.<br>
In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a<br>
copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. </p>

<p>Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. </p>

<p>Did anyone else get this? I've only used DC++ and live in the reshalls so I don't know if I should be worried or not :/</p>

<p>B</p>

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<p>probably campus wide email</p>

<p>Got one too</p>

<p>Viva SOPA</p>

3

<p>Yeah, I got one too. Kinda worried at first, but then I figured it was probably campus wide. :p</p>

4

<p>for a split second i thought it was directed to me, and i was about to dump all the dirt i had on professors who do this consistently. then i saw “undisclosed recipients” and was like. “lol”</p>

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<p>LOL I literally <em>just</em> opened my mail, freaked out, and ran to CC to check and see if anyone else got it :P</p>

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<p>lol guilt-driven paranoia</p>