Bearshare, Kazaa, Morpheus

Downloading and sharing copyrighted materials (video, music, books, etc.) without permission from the copyright owner is against the law. In this country copyright laws provide, that the owner of a copyrighted work has the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work and distribute copies of such work to others. In general, any person other than the copyright owner who copies, uploads, downloads, swaps or engages in similar activities with respect to a copyrighted work without the written permission of the copyright owner is committing a federal crime.

Johnson C. Smith takes copyright laws very serious and will abide by all federal laws. Violation of copyright laws is considered to be violations' of the Student Internet Usage Policy of the student handbook. Any laptops returned to the Mobile Life and learning Center with obvious copyright violator programs will be re-imaged.

Should you need assistance removing a peer-to-peer application from your computer, please contact the helpdesk (email mailto:helpdesk@jcsu.edu or phone x4357).

Posted By: John Norris, Director of Information Technology