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Cyberethics: A Values-Based Approach

Kevin LynchTechnical Director

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Overview

• Background• Discovery• Program Definition & Design• Practical Application• Results

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Background

• AY 2003-2004– Copyright issues

• >300 Notifications from RIAA and others• Asking OIT for help installing Direct Connect• Posters in Dorms listing hubs• Reputation as a downloading source

– Online behavior concerns• Resumes with links to pornography• Photos of students being distributed on

campus

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Discovery

• Formed a committee to look into issue– Faculty– Dean of Students– Students– OIT

• Look what other schools are doing (Michigan Tech)

• How bad was the problem?

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Definition and Design

• Review the AUP• Review of the “Clarkson Values”• Pros and Cons of purchasing a legal

service• Developed a comprehensive

approach– Education– Accountability

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Practical Application

• Clarkson Values – Common ThemeEducation

• Initial letter to incoming students• Campus wide email• Orientation talk• First Year Seminar• Talking to classes• Working with student newspapers• Open forums several times a year• Talking strategy with Student Senate

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Practical Application

• Clarkson Values – Common ThemeAccountability

• Network Registration• Installation of Packetshaper• Fine & formal discipline for abuse/misuse

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Education - First Year Seminar

Goal is to work with students to help them form their own opinions and thoughts while informing them of University position and regulations on topics

• Discussion of Values, Ethics, Laws• Overview of Copyright• Social Networking• Values Acceptability Scale• Wrap up conversations

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FYS – Values, Ethics

Law/Regulation Ethical Principle ValuesConstitution Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of

HappinessDiversity, Diligence, Freedom

Civil Rights Act Equality Diversity, Integrity, Respect

Freedom of Information Act Transparency in Government Integrity, Openness

Copyright Law Intellectual Property Rights Integrity, Innovation, Empowerment

University Regulations and Student Code

Vision of Clarkson Education Teamwork, Caring, Integrity, Service, Diligence, Diversity, Vision, Growth

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FYS - Overview of Copyright

• What is copyright?• Legal Foundation• Digital Millennium Copyright Act

– “Safe Harbor Provision”– University Obligations– Student Obligations

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FYS – Social Networking

There’s more to Cyber Ethics than Copyright!

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Would you hire me?

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Or me?

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Hey, Mom, meet my new girlfriend!

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2006 – 25 Most Connected Campuses2007 – 14th Most Wired Campus

Values Acceptability Exercise

• “Meat” of the FYS program– 15 situations - various topics– Students Rate:

• 1 Completely Unacceptable• 2 Somewhat Unacceptable• 3 Neutral/Uncertain/Not Sure• 4 Somewhat Acceptable• 5 Completely Acceptable

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Values Acceptability Scale

• Example Situations:– Using peer-to-peer technology to download

music or video– Posting pictures you found on your room

mates PC online– Installing software you didn’t purchase for one

semester to help with a class

• Discuss answers in small groups (7-9)– Peer advisor– Use values to frame discussion

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Accountability

• Network Registration– Students accept responsibility for all

activity from their connection– Must agree to AUP– Easily identifies users in event of

network abuse / misuse

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Accountability

• Packetshaper– Limits, but does not block Peer-to-

Peer traffic– Provides fair-share network caps

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Accountability

• Fines / Disciplinary Actions– Fines for:

• Outside notification of copyright infringement• Network abuse / misuse • Unpatched machines causing impact

– Disciplinary Action• Any online action that corresponding “real-

world” action would result in discipline• No specific “cyber” policies – Existing policies

and Clarkson Values address those issues

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Results

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Results

• Student Interest In Issue– Bits.clarkson.edu

• Student run server to provide legal content

– Music– Video– Distributions– Game Patches

• ~ 1Tb of content

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• Questions?

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