Internet in the Dorms
By: Chris Dunne
Issue date: 5/20/09 Section: News
Some students wonder why such an accident prone program like Clean Access Agent is required if it causes more trouble than it seems to prevent. The main reason involves the controversial phenomenon known as internet piracy and copyright infringement.
Klein says, "Studios send us DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) reports, telling us that an IP address on our network has been identified as downloading illegal content. The other day we received a notice from NBC saying that multiple episodes of "The Office" had been illegally downloaded."
DMCA reports tell OIT officials what time the incident happened and provides the IP address of the computer the content was downloaded on. With this information OIT can log on to their Clean Access Agent database and match up the IP address and time of the incident with the login information provided by the user. Once they have a match, appropriate action, such as suspension from the network, is taken.
"The studios put out 'honey pots' and it's our job to make sure students are not initiating illegal downloads," Klein says.
Next year Village residents might be able to avoid all of this as there may no longer be a reason to log in.
Klein says that OIT is looking into other options to monitor internet use, but he doesn't know when they will be implemented.
The reason why the school is discontinuing the use of Clean Access Agent Klein says is because, "it sucks."
For more information or for technical support call the OIT help desk at (209) 667 - 3687. They are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
Klein says, "Studios send us DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) reports, telling us that an IP address on our network has been identified as downloading illegal content. The other day we received a notice from NBC saying that multiple episodes of "The Office" had been illegally downloaded."
DMCA reports tell OIT officials what time the incident happened and provides the IP address of the computer the content was downloaded on. With this information OIT can log on to their Clean Access Agent database and match up the IP address and time of the incident with the login information provided by the user. Once they have a match, appropriate action, such as suspension from the network, is taken.
"The studios put out 'honey pots' and it's our job to make sure students are not initiating illegal downloads," Klein says.
Next year Village residents might be able to avoid all of this as there may no longer be a reason to log in.
Klein says that OIT is looking into other options to monitor internet use, but he doesn't know when they will be implemented.
The reason why the school is discontinuing the use of Clean Access Agent Klein says is because, "it sucks."
For more information or for technical support call the OIT help desk at (209) 667 - 3687. They are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
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Village Resident
posted 5/22/09 @ 9:08 PM PST
My internet works ust fine. The complainers just have cheap computers.
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