Arist College MP3 Music Software Could Present Legal Problems
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-SPORTS- Men's and women's swimming capture MAAC titles this week end, pg. 16 the student newspaper of IH|arist College VOLUME #53 ISSUE #13 http://www.academic.marist.edu/circle FEBRUARY 24, 2000 Rumors dispelled regarding coffee shop f/ mm® by DOUGLAS M. DEES, JR. brary may be closing due to a known to the students as soon to have awkward hours to some students. From Monday ' StqffWriter lack of service, but there is no as construction began almost X-iiAW.W truth to the rumor accordng to two years ago. According to through Thursday, the coffee A rumor regarding the library Joe Heavey, general manager of Heavey, the coffee shop was shop is open from 9 a.m., to 11 coffee shop closing has been Dining Services. one of the big features men p.m. On Friday, it is open from 9 swirling around campus lately. "Believe me," he said, "it [the tioned in the library's descrip a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. tion. It was included as one of to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to see how the students' patterns The coffee shop in die James coffee shop] will never close, are developing," he said. A. Cannavino Library will not that portion is an integral part the big attractions. 11 p.m. Heavey said the sched ule will evolve as student input Sophomore Steven Hammer be closing anytime soon, or even of the library just as much as The coffee shop, said he would enjoy an early at all for mat matter, according the reference desk." which opens an hour after the is taken into consideration. to campus officials. The presence of a cof library opens and closes an hour "The hours are weird, we know, It was suggested mat the li fee shop in die library was made before the library closes, seems but diey will change once we ...pleasesee COFFESHOP.pg. 4 MP3 music software could present legal problems ^allows'users to download files in a fraction of the time it would take to obtain the same music via a standard 56k modem. The prob lem with MP3 arises in the fact that because these files are un regulated, floating around freely on the array of servers available on the world wide web, record companies and artists are not receiving payment for their prod uct. Instead of being sold for retail in a store, these sound files are distributed for free by internet site operators. In the i.'» wake of the Recording Industry byERICDEABILL Olonzo Davis, on Feb. 7,2000. Association of America's recent I!'- StaffWriter. Leaving her critically wounded, piracy crackdown and the arrest he then killed himself in a nearby of two Siena students, the popu Until recently the problem of cluster of trees. larity of MP3 files has become a abusive relationships has gen Chimere McCrae, 18, a fresh subject of concern here at erally remained dormant on col man at Montclair State Univer Marist. * lege campuses. sity in New Jersey was shot and Circle photo/Mike Hajgh "At this time, I cannot give any However, three brutal attacks killed on Jan. 21 by her boy ft Joe Statleman downloads MP3fileson his PC. details on what Marist is doing have recently occurred at area friend, Price Hollace. While the internet and the medium is to address the issue of MP3 files campuses Columbia University, Hollace told police that the by NIK BONOPARTIS the digital music revolution and Napster," Martha Westchester Community Col shooting was by accident, News Editor known as MP3. McConaghy, Manager of Sys lege and Montclair State Univer McCrae's family reported that College students, among the MP3 files are digitized sound tems, Network and Operations at sity, resulting in the death of there was previous tension in largest groups of consumers in bytes squeezed into a compara Marist said. "We are studying II- four students. Moreover, the their daughter's relationship ik the music industry, have found tively small amount of computer the situation and its effect on the Corporate Alliance to End Part-: withHollace. a new way to get their hands on disk space - so small that it is Marist network to determine ner Violence now reports that Sally Goldfarb, an associate in popular music, this time without possible to store hundreds, what steps, if any, need to be "one in :five college students paying a dime. The method is even thousands, on a modern taken." has reported at least one inci ...please seeMURDERS,pg. 4 computer hard drive. But while The arrival of the newest soft dent of abuse when dating, from WEEKLY POLL me files are ostensibly small in ware for MP3 file transfer, the slaps to more serious violence." the digital realm, current internet Napster Music Community, has Kathleen A. Roskot, 19, a technology makes them incon record executives biting their sophomore on the Columbia venient for the average user to nails in an attempt to curb the University campus, was mur download. Instead, MP3 tech distribution of illegal MP3 files. dered in her room by a former Have you shopped nology has become the stock The Napster program allows boyfriend on Feb. 6, 2000. on-line yet? and trade of college students MP3 users to network with thou Roskot's throat was slashed Hi and other high-speed internet sands of others, making virtually with a knife by the Columbia hi: 56 See related story on pg. 6 users across the world, causing any song available through a University student that she had lo: 36 concern among the recording simplified, user-friendly search dated. The ex-boyfriend then [Community. 2 >.i- YES NO industry and those seeking to device. McConaghy said that committed suicide shortly after ',!. curb piracy and copyright in the constant downloading of ward. [Features ....5 23 27 fringement large MP3 files through software Joy Thomas, 18, a student at {Opinion 8 SURVEY TAKEN LAST WEEK The MP3 file format has be programs such as Napster can Westchester Community Col JA&E Ill This is an unscientific svmy tab* from SO come especially popular at lege in Valhalla, was shot in the • Marist s&daas. ...please seeMF3,pg. 3 Sports 161 Marist, where a T3 connection head by her ex-boyfriend, THE CIRCLE THE CIRCLE FEBRUARY 24, 2000 Community PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 24, 2000 News PAGE 3 IN YOUR OPINION MP3: Legal problems may arise ...continued from pg. 1 tion right now — we've been ing harder to find," Creighton lease. "After we get to the bot copyright owners." fighting music piracy for a long said. tom of all of their actions toward The subsequent actions could put a strain on the campus net time and we know what Despite the fact that MP3 files MP3.com, we will vigorously directly affect high bandwidth work, causing the system to works," Frank Creighton, have been used for the most part pursue all of our legal remedies." business and university users, slow for people seeking to ac RIAA Senior Vice President Due to technical glitches, acts How have the recent outbreaks of in illegal distribution, there are MP3.com has responded by if the RIAA makes good on its cess the web and e-mail. and Director of Anti-Piracy legal uses for the software. T\ine into Sports Radio of God, and missing security filing a countersuit, the details promise to focus on digital pi "If a few are allowed to mo said. "As a result, CD plants MP3.com is one of the largest WMCR - Marist College Ra personnel, security briefs will violence made you more aware of of which are not yet known. racy. Martha McConaghy nopolize the network band are doing their part to clean up providers of legal digital music dio - Friday - Tuesdsay, 7:00 not be appearing this week. The RIAA has also slapped pointed out that students here width, that affects everyone the replication industry and on the internet, and in conjunc p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tunei nto 88.1 Look for them to return in up the Napster Music Community should have a feel for what is possible violence at Marist? •who wishes to use the network," fewer illegal music sites are tion with artists has provided a for the latest sports talk, sports coming issues of the Circle. In with a lawsuit, citing similar legal and what is not. she said. "Recently, some col turning up on university serv way for the music community to updates, and coverage of your the meantime here is a repeat of charges to those in the MP3.com "Marist has a clear policy on leges and universities have put ers." legally share samples with favorite Marist teams. If you last week's briefs. case. Referring to the Napster the acceptable usage of our net measures in place to prevent the internet users. Yet the permis have any questions, call the The RIAA has responded to Music Community as a "giant work. When a student registers use of Napster on their network rampant piracy by sending sion of recording artists partici online pirate bazaar", RIAA se to be on the network, they are Sports Director, Mike Roller at because of the excessive band A crispy bagel's fumes set off thousands of cease and desist pating in the MP3.com library nior executive and general coun bound by this policy, which in x4724. width it uses. Marist has yet do the fire alarm and caused an orders to internet sites which has apparently not been sel Cary Sherman summed up cludes statements about the il this, but it is not out of the ques evacuation of students and staff post music files for public enough to keep the fledgling the charges in a 1999 press con legal use of software and MP3 tion." from Dysonf at 8:45 a.m.