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EPIC Response To RIAA Letters

Posted by timothy on from the open-stacks-are-better-than-closed dept.

Mephie writes "News.com is reporting that, in response to letters the RIAA sent to universities warning about P2P file sharing, the Eletronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is sending letters to universities warning against cracking down on file swapping. EPIC calls attempts to do so "fundamentally incompatable with the mission" of "foster[ing] critical thinking.""

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  1. Re:Err... by GuyMannDude · · Score: 5, Insightful

    EPIC's claim about them damaging "critical thinking" is kind of bogus. The "chilling effect" bit is kind of silly...

    I don't think you understand their position. They are claiming that once electronic surveillance measures that "read" the contents of file transfers is installed to thwart trading of copyrighted materials, that same technology could be easily modified in the near future to block the transmission of ny other digital information. Knowing that the university is reading every single thing you send or receive is likely to put a chill into most people, even if what they are "saying" over computer networks is relatively benign.

    GMD

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