House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules

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"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 - Posted by Anne Broache

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Well that's just fucked up.

Always picking on the defenceless poor college students.

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.

I wouldn't doubt it. All they need is a reason to hike tuition.

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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."

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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?

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Originally Posted by Aaxel21

Always picking on the defenceless poor college students.

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My thoughts exactly. The'll do any thing, including sueing your grandmother to protect profits.

since college traffic accounts for a lot of the bittorrent traffic, it ll be sad to see it go