"In addition to violating federal copyright law it also violates our code of honor," said Major Kent Cassella, a spokesman for the military academy at West Point. "Federal copyright law clearly states this is theft and therefore it is treated as such."
Other universities have resisted monitoring Internet traffic, because of academic freedom and privacy issues, education officials said on Monday. But the military academies may have other priorities.
"They hold the midshipman to a higher standard," said a naval officer, who declined to be identified, because of the ongoing investigation of the students at the academy.
"They are the next generation of combat leaders. They can't be allowed to violate federal law and think that it's OK."
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