[unisog] HEA §494 Campus-based Digital Theft Prevention

[Joseph Brennan]

--On Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:31 -0800 "Ali, Saqib" 
<docbook.xml at gmail.com> wrote:

> SEC. 494. CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION.
> (a)IN GENERAL.  Each eligible institution participating in any program
> under this title shall to the extent practicable
. . .
> (2) develop a plan for offering alternatives to illegal downloading or
> peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property as well as a plan
> to explore technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal
> activity.


The MPAA and RIAA lobbyists strike again!  This almost requires by law
that universities send them money.

Joseph Brennan
Columbia University Information Technology