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House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules

ckeller — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:14:53 -0600

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.

House, Focusing on Cost, Approves Higher Education Act

ckeller — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:37:00 -0600

Many Republicans join Democrats in backing legislation to ratchet up scrutiny of college spending and pricing, toughen student loan oversight, and ease aid application.

Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or else

ckeller — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:01:13 -0600

New federal legislation says universities must agree to provide not just deterrents but also "alternatives" to peer-to-peer piracy, such as paying monthly subscription fees to the music industry for their students, on penalty of losing all financial aid for their students.

Music biz's future rests on key changes

ckeller — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:38:04 -0500

"When it comes to file sharing and illegal downloads, it's the big music labels that complain the loudest about being ripped off. Bob Moon reports on some ideas that might help the recording industry face the musical future. "

RIAA v. The People: Four Years Later

ckeller — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:52:34 -0500

In this report the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) provides a comprehensive look at the four-year litigation campaign waged by the RIAA against music fans. The report traces the RIAA campaign from its beginnings in 2003 against a handful of students at Princeton, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Michigan Tech to the current spate of "pre-litigation settlement" letters being sent to universities nationwide.

Congress Ups Ante on File Sharing

drupal — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:32:38 -0500

A bipartisan group of House of Representatives lawmakers recently said that they had written the presidents of 19 colleges and universities asking their officials to complete an expansive survey on the use of their campus networks for illegal downloading of copyrighted music, video or other digital content.

EMI, Apple Partner on DRM-free Premium Music

drupal — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:48:52 -0500

"EMI Group will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple's iTunes Store."

Apple's Jobs Calls for DRM-free World

drupal — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:24:53 -0600

"In a rare open letter from CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday, Apple has urged record companies to abandon digital rights management technologies."

Hollywood vs. Your PC: Round 2

drupal — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:35:11 -0500

"Legal options in digital entertainment are growing. But they come with restrictions that can hobble your ability to enjoy the content you've paid for--and even threaten your control over your system."

Memo to Music Industry: Fans Say Cut Prices, Make Better Music

drupal — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:18:53 -0600

"While one-quarter of the nation's music fans say they've downloaded songs onto their computers -- legally or otherwise -- a new nationwide poll suggests music executives should look elsewhere to explain their business woes."