Notice-and-notice is the name of the rules put into place by Sections 41.25 and 41.26 of the Copyright Act. The notice-and-notice provision requires the university, as an internet service provider, to forward notices sent by copyright owners regarding possible copyright infringement by users. The university takes no position on the validity of notices received, and simply complies with its obligation to forward the notices.
Mount Royal University internet users are generally not identifiable by copyright owners. Copyright owners can identify IP addresses provided by Mount Royal University, and the university cross checks its records for the specific student or staff member who has been assigned to a specific IP address. The notice sent to the university by the copyright owner is then forwarded to the identified user.
Torrent clients, applications and programs installed on a device may continue running in the background even after they have been shut down. Deleting or disabling torrent programs can help ensure you are not engaging in practices that infringe copyright.
Mount Royal University internet users should protect their passwords and must not share their MRU account information with others. If you receive notices when you are certain you have not engaged in any copyright infringing activities, consider changing your password and securing your Internet access.
