Slog - Comments on Congress to Universities: You're Either With the Government or the File Sharers http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/congress_to_universities_youre_either_wi The education bill moving through Congress right now—the bill that provides student aid dollars—comes with yet another heavy-handed industry attempt to squash file sharing. The bill would require universities to promote legal file sharing businesses (which de facto makes student aid dependent on promoting certain companies) and would require universities to bust students for file sharing—meaning campuses would have to monitor all student activity on-line. Electronic Frontier Foundation has details and an e-letter to send Congress.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:37:54 -0800 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:16:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Just Me Hitler's vision for Germany; now the reality of America!

Fascism forever!!!

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/congress_to_universities_youre_either_wi#c848787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/congress_to_universities_youre_either_wi#c848787 News Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:09:42 -0800 Comment by bma It's like the Red Queen Hypothesis... you outfit the predators (RIAA) with better tools to screw over their prey (filesharers), all you're going to do is to get more cunning prey, with no net advantage. Better to devote university resources towards... hmmm... I don't know... learning? Research?

Government fucktards.

]]> bma http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/congress_to_universities_youre_either_wi#c848957 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/congress_to_universities_youre_either_wi#c848957 News Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:16:48 -0800