Cerberian Web Filter Provides Advanced Web-Filtering Solution to Combat Download of MP3 Files.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 Recent Suit by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. ) Highlights Legal Issues with MP3 Files A recent story in the San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). on April 4, 2003, highlights the inherent legal issues associated with the download of copyright protected MP3 files. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the article titled, "Students Accused of Piracy Record Suit Seeks $150,000 Per Song," students "exploited academic resources to trade up to a million songs" without permission from the labels and artists. The article went on to say that "the Recording Industry of America has filed suit seeking $150,000 per song" to halt the illegal music trading. Cerberian, a leading provider of Internet filtering See Web filtering and firewall. solutions for businesses, homes and schools, reports that MP3 files are floating around corporate networks, schools and home computers at 3.5 megabytes or more apiece taking up space, using valuable network bandwidth during download, and causing lost productivity from employees downloading and exchanging the files and listening to the music. Even riskier is the legal issue of holding copyrighted MP3s on business, home or school servers or computers. As highlighted in the recent article, those audited for such files will be held liable -- perhaps costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cerberian provides its Web Filter through a unique outsourced service model making it simple for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners to integrate, and affordable and easy for end users to deploy and manage, providing advanced filtering to combat MP3 downloads and other potentially harmful materials that could lead to legal exposure. Additionally, its Web Filter helps combat lost workplace productivity from inappropriate Web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. . Organizations and individuals can now monitor, filter and report on Internet usage, regardless of location, with Cerberian's advanced Web filtering Blocking access to unwanted Internet content. Businesses can block content based on traffic type. For example, Web access might be allowed, but file transfers may not. Content can also be blocked by site, using lists of URLs cataloged by content that are updated frequently. and monitoring technology. With a database of more than 3.5 million categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat URLs, Cerberian's service provides real-time URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. filtering, policy management, and real-time reporting to help improve employee productivity, reduce drain on network bandwidth, and avoid legal liability. A key component of Cerberian's product is its unique Dynamic Real-Time Rating (DRTR) technology, which acts as a second line of defense by continually rating and categorizing new Web sites while blocking uncategorized objectionable content on the fly. Think carefully before allowing employees to tap into consumer-oriented P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. file-trading networks. The risks may outweigh the rewards according to the nation's leading e-policy expert. "If you allow P2P use, be sure to combine basic employee rules and policies with network administration techniques to limit exposure," said Nancy Flynn, executive director of The ePolicy Institute in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , and author of The E-Policy Handbook and the forthcoming E-Mail Rules. "Watch what your employees are downloading because you're being watched, too," said Flynn, noting that record labels, film studios, software vendors, and other copyright holders have been aggressive in prosecuting copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own perpetrated through P2P Web sites. Allowing your employees to download MP3 files and trade copyright-protected material through the organization's equipment and networks may subject you to legal problems and other risks, including bandwidth waste, security breaches, and productivity loss. "The good news is that the courts tend to look favorably on employers who enforce rules and policies designed to prevent employees from downloading MP3 files and otherwise misusing and abusing company Internet and e-mail systems," said Flynn. The best advice: "Set clear e-mail and Internet rules and policies, and educate employees about copyright. Let employees know that if they violate e-policy, they may face disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Then follow through swiftly and consistently. Put some teeth in your policy to ensure compliance," said Flynn. "MP3 is one of the most widely searched-for terms on the Web," said Greg Heaps, vice president at Cerberian. "People are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. and downloading these files every day and most likely while they are sitting at their work-desks. And while lost productivity and exposure to legal liability is just part of the issue for many companies out there, the idea is that companies need to deploy solutions that will help address this issue. Using Cerberian's advanced Web Filter will easily stop employees from ever going to MP3 sites in the first place." About Cerberian Cerberian Inc. provides advanced Internet filtering solutions for businesses, homes and schools, ensuring a safer, more productive Internet experience. Cerberian Web Filter features a unique Dynamic Real-Time Rating(TM)(DRTR) technology that increases the accuracy and speed of blocking and filtering Internet content. This is done through an outsourced service model, which results in affordable, easy-to-manage Internet filtering. Cerberian services a broad range of users through integrated solutions with partners such as firewall and caching device manufacturers, software security vendors, and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . For more information about Cerberian, please call 800/789-5180, visit www.cerberian.com or e-mail info@cerberian.com. Cerberian and the Cerberian logo are registered trademarks of Cerberian Inc. Cerberian Web Filter and Dynamic Real-Time Rating are trademarks of Cerberian Inc. |
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