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ITS Policies
H.R 4137, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), is a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. It includes provisions that are designed to reduce the illegal uploading and downloading of copyrighted works through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. These provisions include requirements that:
Consistent with our educational principles, we view education as the most important element in combating illegal sharing of copyrighted materials at Linfield. We use a wide variety of methods to inform our community about the law and Linfield’s response to copyright infringement claims:
We currently employ bandwidth-shaping technology to prioritize network traffic. We limit the amount of bandwidth available to P2P applications but we do not filter such applications since much of the traffic is legal.
If we observe continued high bandwidth consumption we will contact users to ensure that their bandwidth consumption is the result of legal purposes only.
As a member of the Linfield Community, you have many resources to help protect your privacy, your personal computer, and your good standing at Linfield.
Respect for copyright and intellectual property are important aspects of academic integrity. You can learn how to use other people's materials appropriately at the Linfield Libraries Copyright Policy Web site.
Educause maintains a comprehensive list of Legal Downloading Resources . Members of the Linfield community are encouraged to take advantage of these legitimate sources of digital content.
Compared to our peers, Linfield receives remarkably few (averaging less than two per year) peer to peer file sharing takedown notices. We will continue to monitor these notices to watch for unexpected increases that would require additional measures.