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<DIV><SPAN class=983495819-29062010>"</SPAN>It's important to be aware
that p2p is not the only bandwidth intensive activity <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=983495819-29062010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Lately, we've had a lot of complaints about gamers taking up all our
wireless bandwidth.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cindy Gibbon</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Senior Library Manager for</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Access and IT
Services</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Multnomah
County Library</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>205 NE
Russell Street</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Portland, OR 97212</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>503-988-5496 (voice)</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>503-988-5441 (fax)</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>cindyg@multcolib.org</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kyle
Banerjee<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:38 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Buzzy
Nielsen<BR><B>Cc:</B> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Libs-Or] Bittorrent downloading in libraries--Any
solutions?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">Obviously, I'm not a lawyer, but I
would think that the closest match to what libraries face would be what
universities face when they get notices about illegal download activities on
their networks. When they can't trace the activity to a specific IP, what do
they do? </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>As one might expect, they just call whoever appears to be responsible for
the network. In practice, you're more likely to get a call because one of your
users is harassing someone or attacking another system (usually
unintentionally because of infection) than because of perceived copyright
violation. Pirating is not the same as those other categories because you'll
just get your network locked out.</DIV>
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<DIV>In response to the question of whether bandwidth is a big deal, it is if
it's all used up and people aren't able to access the services they need. It's
important to be aware that p2p is not the only bandwidth intensive
activity -- streaming is taking an increasing piece of the pie and is the
majority of use on many networks. However, a few people downloading DVD's
(even those with no copyright issues) will really suck up the bandwidth.</DIV>
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<DIV>Whatever the case, patrons and staff alike suffer your network is
overwhelmed. The easiest thing to do is throttle connections and/or address
specific problems on an individual basis.</DIV>
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