In a recent blog post, Matt Baker, an undergraduate student at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reported that several hundred computers in the residence halls of UCLA showed a message on the desktop warning students not to download copyrighted materials. The message read,
"Do not download copyrighted music, movies, and software. Most material is copyrighted. Obtaining or offering such material in violations of U.S. Copyright Law may result in university disciplinary action and may be punishable with civil and criminal penalties including prison time and money damages."
What about the legal downloading of copyrighted materials through sources such as iTunes? What about copyrighted materials in the public domain? While this is probably an error on the university administrator's behalf, it does show the sort of frenzied fear that the RIAA has instilled into university/college campuses.
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