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- PFinn, on 10/10/2007, -1/+35This isnt only about the RIAA... if schools were to implement this, they could have problems with teachers who share podcasts or lecture videos over torrent or P2P mediums, students trying to share larger scale group projects, downloading of department specific in-house software, or a number of other very legal methods of sharing. Good for the schools for standing up and not being bullied.... this would also force your tuition to go up since this would be an unfunded but required part of the university.
- doctornkul, on 10/10/2007, -6/+35Yeah! F the RIAA!
- tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Begun, the P2P wars have.
- PFinn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14independent bands who write, record and want to share their own music would also be restricted. It is nice to be able to share your music with a large number of your college peers, especially if you are trying to book big band parties
- Jacob, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13um... do you know anything about the bill, it would require restrictions be placed upon file sharing methods including stuff that is actually legal.
- ButterBuddha, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11The War is far from over....
- MasterThief117, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8ter·ror·ist (tĕr'ər-ĭst) n.
An individual and/or organization who uses violence, terror, and intimidation to achieve a result.
Sound familiar?
The RIAA are a bunch of terrorists. - austin63, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10It's not about the RIAA, it's not about music, or filesharing, or even colleges. Do you think the government has the authority to require one organization to censor content at the behest of another?
- tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Let's talk about censoring swear words on TV. The government (FCC) requires television networks to censor swear words because the PTC (parents' Television Council) and other like-minded groups complain. You're absolutely right; we need to stop the government from doing any of this.
- trubbleshute, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The problem is an 'unfunded mandate' making colleges and universities have a 'technology based deterrent' for file sharing. What about a port hopping p2p network? Kind of tough to get rid of one of those.
Any system admin can block the popular p2p networks and limit torrent traffic, but to get rid of it all would just force someone to create a program to get around it. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Protip: a really smart college student would not get either of those.
- zenlunatic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Yup. It's ramen and kool-aid FTW!
- PrionHunter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6The government can threaten to cut off all federal funding if its mandates aren't met, and no university or college wants to risk that. Even private schools have professors whose research relies on federal grants
- smacksaw, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6#1 Harry Reid is and always has been a piece of crap
#2 I'm sure he'll just come up with something even worse. DCMA got re-invented as well. - tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5The government shouldn't decide that. If the RIAA wants to sue, fine. The government doesn't have to do their dirty work or require others to do their dirty work.
- karthickdoss, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Fortunately, it was withdrawn. Thank God.
- DangerMouse9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4C'mon they're not THAT bad of a band.
- geekee, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6College students shouldn't need to pay for music or movies. If they did, how would they find the cash for their iPods and iPhones?
- IADTatami, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Only, legally and literally, it isn't theft.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3This will be death of one of open sources greatest method of sharing open source software. Hell MIT and other such institutes have tons of students who act like seeders for many linux distro distibution. curb their access and you would have a hard time getting decent distro fast. this is especially true for smaller distros like sabayon linux which primarily depend on torrents to get their things through.
- Pilot85, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I don't ever wanna eat ramen again... it burns the stomach, especially when you make it without adding a lot of water for the broth... *gurgle*
eeehhh... two years of that crap... - SirMolle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3So the RIAA are resorting to slipping their infection into our Kids legislature now?
Whats next Folks?
Amazing these peopel are the Modern Ghestopo of the world.
All for the almighty buck! - PrionHunter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I assume you say those people should go out and work to buy the music etc because of your concern for the economy and not just a notion of what is right or wrong. But attacking it from that perspective, if there is a person for whom the incentive to go out and get a job to earn more money is less than the incentive to buy music then they will never buy music. That just makes sense. At that point though, the opportunity cost of their friends giving them the music illegally is nil. Recording companies don't lose anything in that case. The problem is that once piracy becomes so easy that the incentive for someone to buy music legally is below the incentive to get music illegally then that person will always pirate and will in fact be 'stealing' from the music industry. What needs to happen is more measures to make piracy less tempting, and more measures to make buying legally more tempting. Price drops in music are one way of helping prevent piracy but nobody complains about those right? This article is an example of how unpopular the other side is (making piracy less tempting). Whats needed is not unpopular and sweeping measures, just small little disincentives that don't have to be very big at all.
- init100, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2The United States look rather silly in the eyes of the rest of the world, at least in those countries where profanities are not censored. Some american programs are rather unwatchable, since every other word is replaced by a beep.
Like people wouldn't know profanities if they didn't hear them on TV. - brownspank, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3But... but... peer pressure!
- Azriel7, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Don't stop here, do this with other boneheaded ideas our ELECTED officials try to shove down our throats!
- ridiculus8, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Its not simply whether or not one can afford the programs, and if its wrong to procure them illegally. Whats really at stake are the Universities, students and creators rights. The way copyright laws are written it doesn't benefit the creators any longer, who because of a major corporation business model have to find a mega huge publisher in order to make profit, the the copyright laws that were supposed to protect the creators actually protect huge corporations that deliver absolutely no real product to the consumer. Secondly the universities themselves are strangled into policing their students activities. And lastly college students are targeted because they are forced into a closed network environment which makes them easy pray for these lawsuits.
- Osjpr, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The Power of the Citizen Triumphs Over Evil :D
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1free Willy! :-D
- sannm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Bury > Click "Report It" next to the thumbs up/thumbs down. > Click the circle with the slash through it next to the users name. > Continue browsing digg sans *****.
- IADTatami, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Sure, you voted, but you forgot the dough! You're as free to mail your representatives an enormous check as the next multibillion dollar metahuman incarnation of greed is.
- ragonamuffin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I protest by never buying another song again! oh wait... I do that already.
just donate money to the artist you steal music from, thats what I do. - init100, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Did you spend too much time on the legal page of The Pirate Bay? ;)
- Travelsonic, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1hurray for missing the point, Error. Very unpredictable. < / sarcasm>
- mrex9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1A small victory in the war against the MAFIAA. This bill didn't have much of a chance in the first place, if you ask me. Write to your congressmen and tell them to oppose all instances of this amendment that appear in future bills!
- Wootery, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1***** that.
Freedom of expression is more important than not offending people. - jake8689, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2plus i don't think the RIAA really care if what iam downloading just that iam hell even then they don't care, didn't the try to sue someone without a Internet connection
- h4rdcor3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1how do i block someone?
- rmetzger, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1RIP i2Hub :(
- zenlunatic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1"My box was rooted," or, "Someone hacked my wireless."
- Atomic1fire, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1yes in some cases
the government is for the people
and if the people think that content is offensive (like say death to a the *insert group/race/religion here* ) on collage networks/TV/ect
it should be censored - Tabris, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1It's only broadcast TV, and yes because so many people complain. I mean you can always change the channel, but it's because you don't have to pay to get them, and thus anyone can "accidentally" view/hear vulgar material, whereas cable and satellite must be bought and you actively choose to accept stuff like that being shown on your screen. It's still BS, but it's only like channels 2-13 up here that are broadcast, and channels like Fox and even ABC still allow copious amounts of violence and swearing.
- DangerMouse9, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1It's a good thing you aren't an RIAA sympathizer because in the eyes of many diggers, you'd be the equivalent of someone that isn't voting for Ron Paul.
- modad, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0You're defining words and using them to reveal the hypocrisy of others. You're such a terrorist for doing so :)
- Error601, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2Yea for theft!
- wil2200, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1yesssssssssssssssssssssss as bender will say, the riaa and co can "bite my shiny metal ass"
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -9/+4Do it right Dumb ass...
Its "***** THE RIAA (Throw in the MPAA for added impact but its optional)!!!!!!!!!" - omegaredIX, on 10/10/2007, -9/+3Why don't people just buy their own files be they music or movies. If you can't purchase those items because school is expensive get a ***** job or learn to live without your precious music. Yes the government shouldn't spy on its citizens but citizens should be buying the product. Period. Not getting copies from their friends.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -13/+1@PFinn
Actually I believe professors and the like would be unaffected. In fact, anyone sharing legally cannot be touched by the RIAA, so indie bands that choose to share their stuff are also free to do so.
I'm not an RIAA sympathizer. - kinerry, on 10/10/2007, -15/+2***** the police, ***** the police, ***** em!
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