Politicos threaten schools over campus piracy

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Some things that about this article...: is very interesting to me...

1. Free enterprise really works in this country and there is truly a bi-partisan when Movie and recording companies can get politicians from both parties to do what they want. I wonder how much is it costing them?
2. "To say file sharing on university campuses does not drive up the cost of education is just flat-out false,"
That may be true if that is the only thing that going on on the network. I'm am sure a big part of it has to do with testing, email, I.T. related work, Online classes and, online gaming(last 2 probably biggest part). Also dont forget to factor in voice over IP phone service.
3. "Jackson and Illinois State University dean of libraries Cheryl Elzy also blamed the entertainment industry for some of the piracy problems.
"So long as the right thing remains more daunting, awkward and unsatisfying than the wrong thing, too many people will do the wrong thing," Jackson said, referring to the digital rights management technology used widely in legally purchased music files."
It's really nice to see that there are people out there educated and truly can be objective in matters like this.
Like many have said before, If they would only give the consumers what they want and is reasonable, File sharing would not be an issue but as long as a dictatorship mentality remain with the industry, This will never go away.; Posted by: lenohere Posted on: 06/06/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use