House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Hairbautt
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/picture.php?albumid=25&pictureid=188"The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a higher-education funding bill that includes controversial new antipiracy obligations for universities."
"The 354-58 vote to approve the College Opportunity and Affordability Act leaves intact an entertainment industry-backed provision, which makes up just a tiny part of a bill that has ballooned to more than 800 pages.
It says higher-education institutions participating in federal financial aid programs "shall" devise plans for "alternative" offerings to unlawful downloading--such as subscription-based services--or "technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity.""
:source: Source: Full Article @ C|Net NewsBlogs (http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9867146-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5) - Posted by Anne Broache
Posted by: MagusDraco
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Well that's just fucked up.
Posted by: Aaxel21
Always picking on the defenceless poor college students.
Posted by: svenseven
I bet tuition will go up due to them having to enforce these stupid laws... though I think it still has to pass the senate and president dumbass.
Posted by: Aaxel21
I wouldn't doubt it. All they need is a reason to hike tuition.
Posted by: tusks
It says higher-education institutions participating in federal financial aid programs "shall" devise plans for "alternative" offerings to unlawful downloading--such as subscription-based services--or "technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity."
What cheap alternatives do students have that can provide the same volume of content at the same speed that is available on newsgroups, trackers, ftps, etc?
Posted by: grimms
Always picking on the defenceless poor college students.
My thoughts exactly. The'll do any thing, including sueing your grandmother to protect profits.
Posted by: deepee
since college traffic accounts for a lot of the bittorrent traffic, it ll be sad to see it go