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Re: "University Begins Reporting All P2P Users to the Police"


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:29:26 -0500

On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:34:11 EST, Shawn Merdinger said:
"Once individuals are identified, VSU hands responsibility over to
police. Users can face felony punishments, including a possible prison
sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000 per
offense," reports the student newspaper

http://torrentfreak.com/university-begins-reporting-all-p2p-users-to-the-police-101112/
http://www.vsuspectator.com/2010/11/11/new-software-traces-illegal-downloads-on-campus/

This will get *very* interesting the instant they turn a false positive over to the cops.

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