FBI Copyright Crackdown Raid on Arizona School District
File this under, “see this is why I warn people about the evils of copyright infringement”: As reported in the Arizona Republic, late last week Federal Agents, armed with sealed search warrants, raided Deer Valley School District in Arizona to search for pirated music and movies. The district received no warning and the school network was down the entire day.
This is a chilling reminder of why a district needs to have a clear AUP and a Copyright Compliance Agent. Expect to hear more about the newly formed Intellectual Property Task Force’s aggressive copyright enforement program.