[Lswtalk] copyright help needed

[Erin Chesnutt]

My two cents, for what's it worth (surely that's not more than about 2 
cents) :

1) Do you require patrons to sign anything - either when they get a 
username / password OR each time they log in - or click an "I agree" 
button stating that they will, essentially, not do anything illegal and 
that, if they do, the library's not responsible for it?   If not, I'd start.

2) Usually those sorts of letters will have an originating mac address 
and time stamp.  Can you not use that information to figure out - or, at 
least, narrow down - who the culprit is?

3) Get back in touch with your internet provider and see if they can 
tell you anything about the site being used improperly to help figure 
out if there's an entire site you need to block.

4) Talk to your DA's office (or whoever your legal rep is) to determine 
your next steps and true liability. In my limited experience, those 
letters try to use the "YOU'RE LIABLE"  scare tactic regardless of it 
you are or are not truly liable.  I know in our cases, we weren't, but I 
don't know if that's because we could identify the actual patron 
responsible and pass-the-buck, so to speak.

When we've received similar digital rights violation notifications in 
the past, we pass them on to the patron responsible.  We require our 
patrons to have a registered username with us that they use to log on to 
any of our computers, so it's relatively easy for us to know who the 
letter goes to.


Erin N. Chesnutt, MLIS
Director
*/Beauregard Parish Library/*/
Knowledge. Growth. Imagination./

On 01/30/2017 08:53 AM, Dede Sanders wrote:
> Our phone/internet company is sending us some copyright infringement 
> notices by email.  They called Friday and left a message saying 
> someone is downloading movies or music illegally at the library.  They 
> said that the library is liable for the downloads.  What can we do 
> about this on public computers (we don't know who downloads what) and 
> is the library liable?  I wouldn't even know what site to block.  You 
> help is greatly appreciated.
> *Delia Sanders*
> Library Administrator
> *Cameron Parish Library*
> P.O. Box 1130
> Cameron, LA 70631
> (337)775-5421
> fax 800-861-3492
>
>
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