skeazer writes "Tucked away in a 1,200-page bill now in Congress is a small paragraph that could lead distance-education institutions to require spy cameras in their students' homes. It sounds Orwellian, but the paragraph — part of legislation... ...full story at slashdot
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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... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Suicidal thoughts among students more common than expected » digg More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 percent of students surveyed... |
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Bill to Require Open Access to Scientific Papers » slashdot Ponca City, We Love You writes "Congress is expected to vote this week on a bill requiring investigators funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to publish research papers only in journals that are made freely available within one year of... |
| 09 Jun 08 |
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Proposed Legislation Would Outlaw "Cyberbullying" in US » slashdot physman_wiu writes "We all remember the recent incident of 13-year-old Megan Meier. Now legislation is set to be passed at least in Missouri (and possibly through Congress) that would make cyberbullying illegal. The new legislation (PDF) reads: 'Whoever... |
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