Why Stanford’s New DMCA Handling Policy Protects Their Reputation, Not Their Students
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Just recently Stanford announced that they will be charging their students fees to reconnect to their network after being removed due to a Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice. This new policy is set to take effect in September with the fees starting at $100 for the first DMCA violation a student receives, which then gradually rises up to $1000 upon repeat offenses. A PDF of the full announcement can be found here. I recommend reading the Ars Technica overview for an excellent distillation of the new policy.
For those unfamiliar with DMCA takedown notices, you can see an example from ...