Download Music At School? It Could Cost You Your Education
Poster: Rich
Posted on February 22, 2007 at 12:53:11 PM
The RIAA is trying to get tough on colleges. They're forcing them to penalize students who download music illegally. The schools will be held responsible and could face litigation if they don't comply. Schools are complaining that it requires excessive resources to track down the student offenders. Students are being suspended for multiple offenses. I see this going in the direction of raising tuition. Solution: DON'T DOWNLOAD MUSIC ILLEGALLY AT COLLEGE! DO IT AT HOME! I don't want tuition to go up! Its as bad as it is already! Everyone knows that DRM is crap, but let's not let the RIAA ruin our education. They WILL lose this battle, though it will take some time..... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17256634/
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"Cracking down on college students, the music industry is sending thousands more complaints to top universities this school year than it did last year as it targets music illegally downloaded over campus computer networks. A few schools, including Ohio and Purdue universities, already have received more than 1,000 complaints accusing individual students since last fall — significant increases over the past school year. For students who are caught, punishments vary from e-mail warnings to semester-long suspensions from classes. The trade group for the largest music labels, the Recording Industry Association of America, identified at the Top of Forrequest of The Associated Press the 25 universities that received the most copyright complaints it sent so far this school year. The trade group long has pressured schools to act more aggressively against online pirates on campus. "It's something we feel we have to do," RIAA President Carey Sherman said. "We have to let people know that if they engage in this activity, they are not anonymous."