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OIT is on YouTube!
Watch our PlayFair video on the video sharing site.
Office of Information Technology, March 27, 2008

OIT Hosted University Forum on File Sharing
Event provided opportunity for discussion between students and guest experts.
Office of Information Technology, February 27, 2008

Universities Baffled By Massive Surge In RIAA Copyright Notices
Wired Blog
, April 30, 2008

Judge Says Marshall Must ID Students in Downloading Case
University fails in its challenge to the music industry’s anti-piracy campaign.
eSchool News
, April 16, 2008

iTunes Records a Sales Milestone
Los Angeles Times
, April 4, 2008

Court Sides With RIAA, Rules Placing Music In Shared Files Infringes
Online Media Daily, April 2, 2008

File ‘sharing’ or ‘stealing’?
The semantic debate over whether copyright infringement is theft.
Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2008


Recording Industry May Prevail Over U. of Maine Students
Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1, 2008

Digital Music Soars While Revenues Fall
Massive change continues in the music biz.
eMarketer, January 30, 2008

Harnessing the Power of P2P
CNET News.com, January 24, 2008

MPAA Admits Mistake on Downloading Study
MPAA Revises Figures on How Much College Students Cost Movie Business
ABC News/Associated Press, January 23, 2008

DOJ: $222,000 RIAA Award Not Excessive
The U.S. Department of Justice says a damage award in a music copyright infringement case won recently by the RIAA is constitutional.
PC World/Computerworld, December 4, 2007

An Open Letter to the University Community on Illegal File Sharing
October 1, 2007

 

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