US Universities Implement File Sharing Filtering Appliance
In an attempt to put an end (or, at least, reduce) the illegal file sharing over their networks, twelve institutions have announced they will put into action the CopySense Appliance from Audible Magic, campustechnology.com reports.
What’s CopySense? Well, its purpose is to identify media content by means of an electronic fingerprinting process. There is a recent edition of the appliance offering a number of customizable and configurable features.
Universities have the possibility to customize the number and content of messages sent by the appliance when illegal activity is detected. The “feature” is meant as an opportunity for schools to set their own education campaigns with their own anti-piracy messages and way of dealing with illegal p2p downloading and file sharing.
Microsoft played a significant role in getting things done as the company’s Active Directory software major was a major improvement to the CopySense Appliance for South Texas College because it allows the college to detect usage by user login within its network which translates as a plus in terms of security accuracy for college.
Steve Bourdon, systems and operations manager explained the “wonder” Audible Magic is supposed to be and the difference it will make in broaden the educational prospects for Internet usage: "Audible Magic truly understands the needs of its customers. Their flexibility in working with us enabled us to extend our 'educable' moments beyond the confines of a classroom to our students' everyday life. We employ the CopySense Appliance and Graduated Response System, which automatically responds to downloading infractions with an increasing level of severity of sanctions–from notification and education to suspension of network access. Audible Magic's ability to support Active Directory is what makes this all possible for us."
The universities that have chosen to adopt this P2P filtering appliance include South Texas College in McAllen, TX; Bowling Green State University in Ohio; Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN.
