To: All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Brian Farber & Michael Corn" <copyright@illinois.edu>

Reply-To: copyright@illinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Copyright Infringement (filesharing) Notice

Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or
legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the
copyright owner under Section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the
United States Code).  Infringement may occur when a copyright protected
work is reproduced or distributed without authorization, including when it
is uploaded or downloaded from the Internet or otherwise published without
permission.  Protected works may include (among other works) music, movies
and television programs.  Although there are limited exceptions not
requiring permission, such as the doctrine of fair use, sharing substantial
portions of such works, including on peer-to-peer networks, without
authorization by the rights owner or by meeting the exception requirements
is an infringement.  

Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties.
In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be
ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages set at not less
than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed.  For "willful"
infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed.  A court
can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees.  For
details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504 and 505.

Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties,
including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per
offense.

All campuses of the University of Illinois ("University") make every effort
to comply with laws and institutional policies on copyright.  Students that
receive a copyright infringement notice may face disciplinary actions. 
These disciplinary actions may include, and are not limited to, loss of
network access, mandatory training about copyright infringement, sanctions
of record on academic transcripts, and potential dismissal from the
University. 

For more information about copyright at the University of Illinois, please
visit: http://copyright.illinois.edu

Thank you,
Brian Farber, Associate Dean of Students
Michael Corn, Chief Privacy and Security Officer
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

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