File sharing : selected universities report taking action to reduce copyright infringement : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. General Accounting Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright infringement--Prevention.

Copyright infringement.

Universities and colleges--Computer networks--Security measures.

Universities and colleges.

Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks).

Downloading of data.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 39 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Selected universities report taking action to reduce copyright infringement

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. General Accounting Office, [2004]

Contents:

Results in brief

Background

Selected universities report taking action to reduce illegal file sharing on campus networks

Federal enforcement of copyright infringement through file sharing focuses on organized groups

Agency comments and our evaluation

Objectives, scope and methodology

Description of file sharing and peer-to-peer networks

Key and supporting federal agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of copyright infringement

Investigating agencies

Prosecuting agencies

Supporting agencies

Comments from the Department of Justice

Table 1: Federal entities and supporting agencies and organizations involved in the investigation and prosecution of intellectual property rights violations and copyright infringement.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 18, 2004).

"May 2004."

Paper version available from: U.S. General Accounting Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-04-503."

Other Format:

Print version: United States. General Accounting Office. File sharing.

OCLC:

56358694