Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports and Higher Education Act

McKeon-Keller Proposed Higher Education Act Bill

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Title:McKeon-Keller Proposed Higher Education Act Bill (ID: CSD5171)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (10/05/2007)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:

This is a proposed bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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Letter Opposing The Illegal File Sharing Amendment to the HEA Sent by the Higher Education Members of the Joint Committee

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Title:Letter Opposing The Illegal File Sharing Amendment to the HEA Sent by the Higher Education Members of the Joint Committee (ID: EPO0734)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (07/23/2007)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:

This letter states the higher education community's grave concerns about a proposed amendment to the Higher Education Act developed by the entertainment industry.  This letter describes how this amendment would establish the Secretary of Education as an agent of the entertainment industry by requiring the Secretary annually to create a list of the 25 colleges and universities with the highest levels of unauthorized peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing based on data supplied by the industry. 

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