July 30, 2004

Justice Department Wants Colleges to Do More to Stop File Sharing

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

A new Department of Justice group charged with cracking down on the theft of software, music, movies, and other creative works plans to enlist the help of college administrators in warning students about the hazards of sharing copyrighted material online via peer-to-peer networks, a top department official said last week.

The official, David M. Israelite, deputy chief of staff and counselor to Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, talked to The Chronicle about the department's

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