Saturday, February 09, 2008

House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone

House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone: "t 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.'

Leading university groups, such as the Association of American Universities and Educause, and fair-use advocates oppose those requirements, arguing they are overly burdensome, potentially expensive, and, at least by their interpretation, leave the implication that schools risk losing their financial aid for failure to comply.

'We reject the contention that campuses play a disproportionate role in the file-shar"