What is Copyright Infringement at UAA
Additional Information
Each new semester is accompanied by unusually high increases in copyright infringement
violations from within UAA’s campus network. Copyright violations are mostly associated
with illegal Music, Video and Software downloads or file sharing. Agencies such as
the Motion Picture Association and the Business Software Alliance continually monitor
network activity and notify UA’s legal council when they discover theft of their property
from within the University of Alaska’s network. Fines associated with theft of copyrighted
material can go as high as $150,000.00 per incident.
Personal computers on UAA’s network are identified by several different means. These
include user names, IP addresses, and the unique MAC address associated with each
network interface card (NIC). Users or owners of personal computers are responsible
for activity on UAA’s data network from their personal computers.
Best practices to protect yourself include setting up a unique username and password
for your computer and by removing any peer to peer file sharing programs. UAA’s copyright
infringement policy is available for review at:
See more about Copyright Infringement