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51 Computer Abuse, Information Technologies and Judicial Affairs: Perfect Together!
Elizabeth
Mackenzie, University of Delaware
Kathryn Goldman, University of Delaware
Student Judicial System and Information Technologies
Collaborate to Reduce Computer Abuse on Campus
Crime on the Internet has become a formidable
challenge for University Information Technology and Student Judicial
Systems. The nature of University
computing requires a relatively unrestricted network, which exposes the
University to online hacking, harassment, spam, copyright violations and other
computing abuses. This paper will
discuss the University of Delaware’s efforts to control and prevent online
crime while maintaining the open network access required for teaching, research
and collaboration by faculty and students.
Information Technologies and the Dean of Students’
office at the University of Delaware have worked together to implement policies
to educate students, discourage computer crime, fairly adjudicate offenders and
protect victims. We will discuss these
policies and standard practices, and our proactive approach to anticipating
future threats to computer security.
In addition to discussing the University’s policies,
the paper will provide an overview of the digital millennium copyright act,
UCITA, Napster lawsuits and other legal issues pertaining to on-line crime as
they relate to academic environments.
The intended audience for this paper includes both professionals in Information Technologies, System Security and those involved in Student Judicial Systems.