Michigan's policy for downloading stuff

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Can you get in trouble for downloading music off of limewire or software off of bit torrents? It seems like the only way they could catch you is if they noticed a lot of downloading activity on your computer, but that could be explained with lots of different reasons.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure they have filters in place to keep you from torrenting in the dorms. Not sure about limewire.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about filters, but I know they do track your Internet activity and will cooperate with Internet Service Providers and organizations such as the RIAA to penalize students who download illegally. With that said, there are ways around it.</p>

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<p>What about using AIM to transfer downloaded files from a home computer to a computer on campus? Is that kosher with the RIAA and ISPs?</p>

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<p>That’s fine.</p>

<p>You can only torrent in the dorms if you do so through another computer (ssh, remote desktop, or proxy server).</p>

<p>Here’s a sample DMCA notice from the university.</p>

<p>[Initial</a> Notice - DMCA Violation —](<a href=“http://rescomp.housing.umich.edu/tech.help/emails/DMCA_initial/]Initial”>http://rescomp.housing.umich.edu/tech.help/emails/DMCA_initial/)</p>

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<p>An email I got in October 2007 addressed to my dorm was as follows:</p>

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<p>There’s also BAYU (Be Aware You’re Uploading), here: [U-M</a> BAYU: Be Aware You’re Uploading](<a href=“http://www.bayu.umich.edu/]U-M”>http://www.bayu.umich.edu/). They send an email if the university detects that you may be uploading materials suspiciously and is meant as a warning to stop before someone sues.</p>

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<p>bottom line is don’t download illegally using p2p.
as liberate said there are other ways.
for current students… how fast are upload speeds at umich. like 45 kb/s or more like 200 kb/s.</p>

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<p>This is pretty interesting. Is soulseek considered p2p?</p>

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<p>Wonderful..a forum on how to perform illegal activity.</p>

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<p>p2p is perfectly legal as long you share legal files… i often do</p>