TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
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Moviedownloadthwarted
By Lindsay Hanson Kansan staff writer
The Motion Picture Association of America traced an illegally copied movie file to a campus computer on Saturday.
The student — whose name was not released — complied with instructions from officials in the school of architecture and in University Computing Services. After deleting the file, Computing Services restored the student's campus Internet connection.
The MPAA identified the illegally downloaded movie as Austin Powers Goldmember, acquired with the program KaZaA. University Computing Services then took action and pinpointed the Internet protocol address to an architecture student's personal computer in Marvin Hall.
Representatives of University Computing Services said KU reacted in accord with standard procedure by notifying the student who had committed the infringement and asking the person to delete the file. The student had to respond with an e-mail to Computing Services, notifying the department of the file's deletion within 24 hours.
"It's a situation that's under control, and as far as we're concerned, it was never out of control," said John Gaunt, dean of architecture.
"It got into this fiasco. I don't know
fiasco. I don't know how they got my name, but I know a ton of people who are downloading movies within this building and they haven't gotten caught."
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke
Lawrence freshman
message Saturday.
Lawrence freshman in an e-mail message Saturday.
Gaunt said he didn't know whether the student had downloaded the file for personal use or for incorporation into an academic project.
Project or not, the MPAA Web site defines it as illegal to "sell, trade, lease, distribute, upload for transmission, transmit or publicly perform motion pictures online without the consent of the motion pictures' copyright owner." Online piracy laws mimic previous piracy laws but address the burgeoning issue of copying files via the Internet. The government enacted the No Electronic Theft Act in 1997 and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998.
The incident in Marvin Hall is the most recent of a slew of offenses, said Jenny Mehmedovic, assistant to the vice provost in Computing Services.
"This does happen fairly frequently," Mehmedovic said. "Sometimes I have to send a
One such student, a Battenfeld Hall resident, received an e-mail August 30 that ordered him to delete the movies Accidental Spy and The Rookie from his hard drive.
notice to a student in a residence hall as well."
University Computing Services representatives don't want students to think it is eying their every move. Mehmedovic said University Computing Services only tracked down students when an outside source, such as the MPAA or the Recording Industry Association of America identified a computer on campus.
"It got into this fiasco." said Kevin Burke, Lawrence freshman. "I don't know how they got my name, but I know a ton of people who are downloading movies within this building and they haven't gotten caught."
So many students are taking advantage of easy Internet downloads that University Computing Services is compiling an informational Web site about the issue, Mehmedovic said.
By next spring, offending students will be able to go to the Web site and take a quiz that will define the severity of their offenses.
For questions about the KU's Internet policy, contact Jenny Mehmedovic in her office at 864-4999.
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GSP-Corbin requires people to check in at the front desk before entering the residence hall between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Diana Robertson, associate director for residence life, said the department of student housing was confident in the safety mechanisms of the residence halls.
Apartments with sliding glass
"They hardly let us in, and we live there," Mingori said.
Rathbun, said she thought her apartment complex needed to upgrade its locks, regardless of the offenders in her area.
Notall students feel threatened in their residences though. Kim Mingori, Leawood freshman, said she thought GSP-Corbin Hall did a good job of protecting students.
"I used to see apartments that had padlocks on their doors," he said.
assured. "It makes your door less attractive to a potential thief," Bailey said.
Police, locksmiths offer tips
Don Stowe, general manager of Rueschhoff Locksmiths, 2441 W. Sixth St., said home security issues had increased greatly in Lawrence during the 15 years he had worked at the company. Stowe said he thought some landlords didn't care about their tenants safety.
By Matt Stumpff
Kansan staff writer
Devices are helpful but home safety lies in student awareness
Burglarls and robbers get a new group of potential victims each year when school starts. But students worried about such dangers can take steps to protect their residences.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said people sometimes would forget simple steps such as leaving lights on, picking up old newspapers and mail, and even locking a door. These safety precautions hide obvious signs of a tenant's absences.
"One of my roommates was moving stuff in and some guy exposed himself and asked if he could help," Rathbun said. "Then we got on the KBI Web site and found that a lot of sexual offenders live in our neighborhood."
Kelly Rathbun, Lawrence junior, said she wasn't concerned with her safety in Lawrence until she moved into her new apartment this fall.
doors, back doors and apartments located on the ground floor are more vulnerable to break-ins, Bailey said. He said students should make sure that such doors have stable locks.
scientist guards Kaianne Board, Olathe freshman and GSP-Corbin resident, said she felt safe inside the building.
"When the parking lot fills up is my main concern," Board said. "Then I have to park in the street and walk through the dark late at night."
Contact Stauffer at stauffer @kansan.com. This story was edited by Erin Ohm and Katie Teske.
Stowe said he thought most locations close to campus differ from GSP-Corbin in vulnerability to criminal activity.
"The closer to campus you are, the worse off you are," Stowe said. He said the older buildings with weaker locks and the high population close to campus led to more business for locksmiths after break-ins.
Stowe said most of the newer buildings are better equipped for home security.
"Installing deadbolts used to be so expensive you couldn't afford it," he said. "Now, it's so cheap you can't afford not to have it."
Contact Stumpff at mstumpff@kansan.com. This story was edited by Andy Samuelson.
Day is done, GTAs have fun
"I like fishing at Lonestar Lake or Lake Perry." Holliday said. "If you're in a place long enough, you start to learn a lot about it."
By Louise Stauffer
Kansan staff writer
"You're either preparing for classes (you teach) or trying to keep up with your own classes," said Wibke Fretz, a GTA from Hamburg, Germany.
Graduate teaching assistants like to have fun just like undergraduates — that is, when they have time.
Fretz said when she did go out she sometimes met with members of the German department at Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St.
She said she would love to go out in Lawrence more often, but because she car pooled to her home in Kansas City, arranging transportation could be difficult.
In spite of time constraints, Geneva Diamond uses her precious free moments to feed her passion: going to concerts. Diamond, a GTA in the English department, said bands such as Rush, Everclear, Cheap Trick and the Cult had been some of her favorite shows.
"I do like to get coffee in Kansas City at the Plaza, where everybody likes to go," she said.
"It's a combination of being tired and not having as many people around anymore," he said.
"A lot of us grad students are older and married," she said. "I also like spending my extra time with friends and family."
Diamond said many GTAs stayed away from the bar scenes that students flocked to.
Brett Cooper, third year GTA in mathematics, said The Pool Room, 925 Iowa St., was one of
Cooper said he usually socialized with other people in the mathematics department, although he didn't go out as much as he did in his undergraduate days.
But those options improve when you know an area well, said Will Holiday, GTA in history.
"We're usually back in the corner at the Snooker table," he said.
his favorite hangouts.
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