Difference is tangible vs intangible property rights. You own the network and everything on it (tangible). You can do what you want with the network and the files on it. You don't have the rights to create new duplicate copies or publicly distribute the file contents (intangible), except within the limits for "educational purposes". You can own a book/CD/hard drive and can therefore burn the book/CD/hard drive, but you likely don't have the rights to make copies of the book/CD/hard drive contents. Communication content may be protected by privacy laws, if not property law, and its pretty much open season on anyone using/communicating over a private network (like a network owned by an institution); there is no requirement for privacy within the institution. If somebody did "misappropriate" the contents (intangible/intellectual property) of the file, they would likely be subject to copyright infringement action. The file itself would not be intangible intellectual property. -Ron Friedman Northlake Public Library District
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