Question: While he was in high school, Joel Gibb downloaded numerous songs to his smartphone from anunlicensed file-sharing service. He used portions of the copyrighted songs

While he was in high school, Joel Gibb downloaded numerous songs to his smartphone from anunlicensed file-sharing service.

He used portions of the copyrighted songs when he recorded his own band and posted videos onYou Tube and Facebook.

Gibb also used Bit Torrent to download several movies from the Internet.

Now he has applied to Boston University.

The admissions office has requested access to his Facebook password, and he has complied.

Did Boston University violate any laws when it asked Joel to provide his Facebook password? Explain

Please use IRAC methods to analyze the case. ("I" means issue, "R" means rules or laws, "A' means analysis, "C" means conclusion)

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