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Higher Education Committee Releases Report on P2P

Posted by michael on from the assigned-reading dept.

djeaux writes "The Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities has released a "Background Discussion of Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing on University Networks." The Joint Committee includes representatives from a number of universities, education groups, entertainment industry representatives, and the presidents of RIAA & MPAA. The paper provides an overview of copyright law relating to on-campus P2P file sharing and concludes that "(c)olleges and universities generally do not have a legal duty to control students' private conduct. Students therefore should not assume that their college or university will accept liability for them or provide them with legal representation." The report was distributed to presidents of all institutions that are members of the American Council on Education on Friday, August 8."

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  4. Re:State funded college or university by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fuck you, "Why should tax-payers bear the burden to defend" RIAA intellectual property rights?

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  5. Re:my Slashdot qualifications by Elbereth · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not only have I neither read the original article nor the summary, but I have not read the parent post. I can unequivocally say that the parent poster is wrong, however.

  6. Wots an ollege? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  7. Re:Change the Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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