{"id":1011,"date":"2022-06-08T19:57:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T19:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/technology\/?page_id=1011"},"modified":"2025-05-12T20:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:33:49","slug":"sharing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/technology\/tech-spot\/sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer-to-Peer File Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Files Sharing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarleton State University is a strong proponent of copyright law and other protections for intellectual property rights. We depend on such laws to protect the fruits of our research and teaching activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarleton actively supports awareness about copyright and cooperates with copyright holders who believe that illegal distribution is occurring on our university networks. Unfortunately, the university still receives notices from copyright holders such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) who actively search for illegal file sharing of music or other copyrighted material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing materials through these programs is a violation of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998-DMCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-pop is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/legislation\/dmca.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Millennium Copyright Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riaa.com\/resources-learning\/about-piracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Piracy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educause.edu\/focus-areas-and-initiatives\/policy-and-security\/educause-policy\/issues-and-positions\/intellectual-property\/legal-sources-onli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intellectual Property<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">File a Complaint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/07\/electronic-info-complaints-standard.pdf\">Tarleton Rule: Electronic Information Resource Complaints<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tarleton Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-pop is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/07\/use-peer-software-sop.pdf\">Tarleton Standard Administrative Procedure (SAP): Use of Peer-to-Peer Sharing Software<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/policy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2022\/06\/29_01_03_T0_01.pdf\">Tarleton Procedure: Acceptable Use<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Files Sharing Tarleton State University is a strong proponent of copyright law and other protections for intellectual property rights. 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