Colleagues,
The following call to action has been sent to all EDUCAUSE Primary Reps on behalf of ACE, AAU, NASULGC, and EDUCAUSE. Please help us with IMMEDIATE CALLS or EMAILS, there is no time to waste!
Best regards,
Mark Luker
Vice President
EDUCAUSE
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TO: Institutional Primary Reps
RE: EDUCAUSE Urgent Request
URGENT, ACT TODAY: AMENDMENT HARMFUL TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Dear Colleague,
I am writing to ask your help in a matter of urgency to higher education in general and the IT community in particular: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) intends to offer a very harmful amendment, involving illegal file sharing, to the Higher Education Reauthorization Act when the Senate turns to this issue on July 22-23. The amendment can be found at <http://tinyurl.com/2x45d2>. The amendment:
* Makes the Secretary of Education an agent of the entertainment industry;
* Requires the Secretary to take action using data given to her by the entertainment industry that is terribly inaccurate;
