liability of college?

["Jenkins, Paul" <Paul_Jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My boss asked me the following question: since our institution (a private
college) has an ISP's responsibilities, are we liable if our students are
caught downloading illegal mp3s on the laptops we require for use under our
"universal computing requirement"?  (That is, students are required to
purchase--actually lease one with $400 cost per semester--a laptop from the
college upon entrance.)

Thanks for any help you can provide,

Paul O. Jenkins
Director of Library Services
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233-1671
513-244-4351
Fax: 513-244-4355
paul_jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxx