1. Copyright Infringement: Don’t let it happen to you!
Jeffrey Savoy, CISSP Office of Cybersecurity

2. UW-Madison Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC)
One of the goals is to detect and mitigate cyber threats
Consists of full time staff and students
Hiring two student positions now!
Additional task is the processing of copyright
infringement reports

3. Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Compliance
CSOC is listed as a DMCA agent with United States Copyright Office
Responsible for handling reports of copyright infringement
originating from campus
Why do we handle? Fed law

4. Recent copyright reporting trends
Over 2,000 reports in the last 365 days Infringement in this context is that even if purchase, do not have right to re-distribute. So if use bitorrent for example to grab, you are also potentially sharing it
Sample sources of infringement reports
Home Box Office
Lions Gate Films
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

5. CSOC responsibility is to use the network connection information supplied by the copyright holder to identify the owner of the device, forward the compliant and then track the amount of notices received by the user over time

6. CSOC receives two general categories of infringement reports:
“Cease and desist”
Stop distribution and delete any material you do not own
“Settlement”
Infringer requested to access a web site to make payment
Anywhere between $20 - $100 per infringement
We did not share your id. Between them and you

7. Copyright infringement is a violation of the University of Wisconsin
“Responsible Use Policy”.
The CSOC tracks notices and takes the following actions:
Notice Count
Action
1st
warning from the CSOC
2nd
Loss of campus wireless and Resnet Internet access until a copyright awareness quiz and computer check up is completed.
3rd
CSOC prepares a report to the Dean of Students (loss of campus wireless and Resnet Internet access until the DoS requests restoration)

8. Stay Safe!
Educause web site lists commercial options for
various content types

9. Questions?
Team members will be at the Copyright Table