We've asked supporters of the bill to explain how it could possibly make sense to mandate such things, and the MPAA's top lawyer, Fritz Attaway, has given his answer, claiming that it's because the internet is "used primarily to allow college students to... ...full story at digg
from digg on Wed, Nov 21 2007
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New bill would punish colleges, students who don't become copyright cops » digg Schools would be forced to police file-sharing activity on their networks and possibly offer subscriptions to music services under the proposed College Opportunity and Affordability Act. If they don't comply, their students would be cut off from all... |
| 21 Mar 08 |
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MPAA to Congress: filtering is in colleges’ best interests » digg In a letter to Congressional leaders, the MPAA continues to push for special copyright provisions in a new bill reauthorizing the federal student aid program for college students. Filtering, it seems, can save big money on bandwidth, but colleges remain... |
| 21 Jul 08 |
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MPAA: DVR-blocking about 'multibillion-dollar theft problem' » digg What would Hollywood do with a waiver on selectable output control that could be used to block DVRs from recording some broadcast high-definition movies? Ars asked two MPAA staffers, but we couldn't get a straight answer. |
| 29 Jan 08 |
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What the MPAA Still Isn't Telling Us » slashdot Scott Jaschik writes "An essay at the Inside Higher Ed site looks at the fallout from the MPAA's admission that its statistics on college student downloading were seriously wrong. Among the questions: What is the MPAA still holding back? Why isn't the... |
| 09 May 08 |
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RIAA: DRM not dead and likely will make comeback (Greg Sandoval/CNET News.com) » techmeme Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com: RIAA: DRM not dead and likely will make comeback — To Garnett's right is the MPAA's Fritz Attaway — LOS ANGELES—News of DRM's death has been greatly exaggerated, according to an... |
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