Proposed Bill Requires Colleges to Deter p2p Piracy
- added November 10, 2007
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- TheRealEdwin
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How much responsibility do colleges have for deterring peer-to-peer piracy on campus? Enough to jeopardize the financial aid assistance of all students if a bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives gets passed. The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 would require colleges to not only deter piracy on campus but also to engage in alternatives such as paying for monthly subscriptions to sites like Napster for every student.
According to the bill, if universities did not agree to test "technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity," all of their students--even ones who don't own a computer--would lose federal financial aid.
The exact details of the piracy issue could get lost during voting as it is only one part of a 747-page proposal (pdf) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. It is apparently one aspect of a plan to make college more affordable; it just so happens that it will also benefit the movie and music industries with all those new subscriptions. The bill, which was introduced into the House by Democrats, will be voted on by the full committee next week.
According to the bill, if universities did not agree to test "technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity," all of their students--even ones who don't own a computer--would lose federal financial aid.
The exact details of the piracy issue could get lost during voting as it is only one part of a 747-page proposal (pdf) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. It is apparently one aspect of a plan to make college more affordable; it just so happens that it will also benefit the movie and music industries with all those new subscriptions. The bill, which was introduced into the House by Democrats, will be voted on by the full committee next week.
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- TheRealEdwin
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