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THE HIGH COST OF FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS
It's simple: Using your computer to download or share copyrighted materials-such
as music, videos, and games-without permission from the copyright owner is illegal, has cost
Syracuse University college students thousands of dollars in civil penalties, and violates
SU policy.
FACT: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has established an
aggressive campaign to reduce online music piracy on college campuses.
Tactics include:
- The RIAA aggressively monitors college networks for illegal downloading or file-sharing activities;
- The RIAA is filing more complaints against college students for alleged copyright violations;
- The RIAA is asking colleges and universities to forward out-of-court settlement offers to students for alleged copyright violations; and
- The RIAA is filing civil lawsuits against college students for alleged copyright violations.
Do it legally: Legal music downloading services are available through a number
of online vendors, including iTunes (www.apple.com), Yahoo! Music Unlimited
(music.yahoo.com), and Napster (www.napster.com).
For a comprehensive list, visit the RIAA site.
The Ruckus online music service shut down without notice on February 6, 2009. Ruckus had a
relationship with Syracuse University and many other colleges and universities to provide
free music downloading services for students. Click the following links for more information:
Daily Orange article
Chronicle of Higher Education article
Washington Post article
Engadget article
Get Informed: More information about music downloading is available on the
ITS copyright and file- sharing Web site.
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