Palo Alto, Calif. - Stanford University has established monetary fines that students will have to pay to have their network access reconnected, should they receive copyright infringement complaints for file-swapping on the campus network, according to a post on the Recording Industry vs. The People blog.

The university said it has had to assign three full-time employees to deal with file-sharing complaints, and in March was listed as one of the Motion Picture Association of America's list of America's top 25 worst offenders.

Under the new policy, as of Sept. 1 students will pay no fine should they address a first Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint from a record label or movie studio within 48 hours.

Failure to respond in that time will result in disconnection of their Internet accounts, and a $100 reconnection fee once the matter is settled.

A second DMCA complaint would warrant a $500 reconnection fee, while a third will result in the student's referral to the university's Judicial Affairs office, a $1,000 reconnect fee, and signing of an agreement indemnifying Stanford against further violations before a connection is restored.

Related Links:
http://tinyurl.com/2jx84r (Recording Industry vs. The People)

http://www.ilrweb.com/viewILRPDF.asp?filename=stanford%20policy