[OPLINLIST] Torrents & Copyright Notice

[Karen Jensen]

Therein lies the value of these discussions and getting multiple points of view.  

And of course the reality is that there is no 100% perfect solution to various issues when allowing the public to use public computers, just what turns out to be the best solution for your system.

Glad to hear it was a false notice.

How would they, however, go after a public library since it could literally be anyone? Would they still hold the library financially liable or are there some kind of caveats for libraries and employers where employees are using work computers for illegal downloads?

Karen

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On Aug 20, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Don Yarman <yarmando at delawarelibrary.org> wrote:

> While illegal downloads are certainly the main attraction of torrent
> sites, I don't think it's completely accurate to say that they exist
> solely for that purpose.  (Although when they have names like "Pirate
> Bay," the argument for the Defense is weak).
> 
> Blocking torrent sites will help, but it won't keep your network
> torrent free.  If someone is running torrent software on their own
> computer and they already have the tracker, magnet link or .torrent
> loaded, they can probably connect to the swarm.
> 
>        Don Yarman, Deputy Director
>        Delaware County District Library
>        yarmando at delawarelibrary.org
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