Illegal File Sharing Notice Notice is sent to all enrolled students via email. Sample notification:

Do YOU know the risks of illegal file sharing?

The Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, the TV networks like NBC and ABC and other copyright holders will find you and sue you for illegal file sharing! It has happened to students here on campus, so don’t think that this won’t happen to you!

Are YOU ready to pay $3,000 to $5,000 for illegally file sharing music, movies, software, etc.?

Copyright law allows a copyright holder to sue someone who violates their rights for up to $150,000 per song, movie or TV episode. Students who have been fined at UWSP settled out of court for between $3,000 and $5,000. No one has that kind of cash just sitting around, so how can you avoid these fines?

1. Do NOT use peer‐to‐peer (P2P) file sharing programs like LimeWire, FrostWire, BitTorrent, Ares or Bearshare.

2. Educate yourself about illegal downloading and file sharing at: http://library.uwsp.edu/guides/Copyright/filesharing.htm

3. Use legal music, video and TV sites listed on this web site: http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/LegalDownloading/33381

Here is what happens if YOU get caught for illegal file sharing on the UWSP campus:

If you are a student caught while using our Residential Network, the campus wireless network or the campus wired network such as in a computer lab, you will lose your ability to use the Internet on campus for 7 days for a first offense. For a second offense, you will lose your ability to use the Internet on campus indefinitely until you meet with the UWSP Digital Millennium Copyright Act Officer to discuss your offense and get your computer cleaned of the offending material. For a third offense, you will lose your ability to use the Internet on campus indefinitely and you will be referred to the Student Rights and Responsibilities Office. You will be notified of this action by email and be invited to a meeting with the Conduct Officer per usual Conduct Officer procedure. Your Internet access will remain off pending a resolution of your referral to the Students Rights and Responsibility Office.

To prevent getting caught, follow the instructions for disabling file sharing on this web site: http://nsit.uchicago.edu/services/safecomputing/disableptp/

YOU may contact the ResNet Office for help with removing P2P file sharing software at Room 068 DeBot Center or call 715‐346‐3995. This service is free for residents and $30 per service for non‐ resident students.