arstechnica.com — A special Higher Ed amendment introduced in the Senate would force some US colleges to implement technological measures to block P2P and relay all infringement notices to students if the RIAA and MPAA says they deserve it.
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sheen7334Jul 24, 2007
wait, what. I thought the Democrats had been anointed to be our newest saviors. The two-party system is broken, people, beyond repair. ALL of them are bought and paid for, all of them. Nanny state, corporatism run amok, military industrial complex -- take your pick. The two parties simply play musical chairs. Are these are only choices? No, they are not. Throw off the shackles. Vote libertarian. Cryptkeeper (<a class="user" href="http://66.232.26.48/ee/index.php?/fist/more/a_political_party_that_fights/)">http://66.232.26.48/ee/index.php?/fist/more/a_political_party_that_fights/)</a> Reid cannot help us. And you thought my guy was a nut case!!
herolintJul 24, 2007
I don't know. I consider myself a liberal, but I support spying and torture as long as it means pouring water up somebody's nose for information and not cutting off their fingers for it; I'm not for that at all. I am very much against gun control and I don't support conscription.I think the problem is that nowadays liberal = democrat in many people's minds. I personally am not a democrat because I think the party has been taken over by power hungry hippies who want to control every aspect of my life while taking my money away and giving it to "more deserving folk". In my opinion, the democrats are a bunch of Ted and Hillary type loons.
screwedthepoochJul 24, 2007
Umm, let's see... Most schools don't implement this method, maybe because it sucks assh**e, and it is not their responsibility. Just a guess.
darkdragonJul 24, 2007
Hmm, although I'm not at collage, right now I am legally downloading a torrent (Bonus points, Its /not/ a linux distro so no 'only linux distros' argument) so WTF!
tritonxJul 24, 2007
It's not really bandwith friendly as torrent can be though.
svpirateJul 25, 2007
Wow, what an *original* comment!
insomniac8400Jul 25, 2007
It was better than doing nothing. At the very least is has probably prevented a lot of new tom follery. Which is scary. Imagine what Bush would be doing without a democratic congress to at least nudge him away from misdeeds.