Legal Alternatives to File Sharing

Why pay thousands of dollars dealing with a copyright lawsuit when there are many legitimate ways to access copyrighted material?

An extensive list of legal alternatives to piracy can be found at Educause's website.

Legal alternatives for music:

• Spotify has a free tier that allows you to listen with advertisements. It also has student pricing.
• Apple Music also offers student pricing.
• Amazon has very competitive prices for music, as well as its own streaming service.
• Pandora is a radio-style streaming service that allows you find new music based on your old and current favorites.

Legal alternatives for TV shows and movies:

• Several streaming services provide a Video-on-Demand-style service.
• Some movies may be available using the UC San Diego VPN via Kanopy.

Software at UC San Diego

Some software is available for free for UC San Diego students. While some software requires a class registration or a software license request for access, other software is available for all students:

• Microsoft Office 365
• MATLAB
• Tableau
• Canva

For more information about software available at UC San Diego, please refer to the following page on Blink: UCSD Enterprise Software Licensing.