Warning about Mp3 and Movie Files: Many Students are Copying and Illegally

distributing copyrighted materials using protocols including, but not limited to,*.mp3, *.mov, *.ram, and *.wmv. This activity may be considered against federal copyright laws and could result in arrest and prosecution in a criminal case or being sued in a civil case. GCSU in no way condones or encourages this activity and will take action to terminate Residential Network privileges of any ResNet student breaking University regulations, State law and/or Federal laws. The University may also be obliged to cooperate with any criminal investigation regarding these matters. According to copyright law, an individual does not need to be making a profit to be prosecuted for distributing copyrighted materials such as MP3 files or movies. The University has received a number of complaints from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) about machines that were unlawfully distributing files.