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setzman writes "According to this article, the University of Florida has implemented a software program known as ICARUS (Integrated Control Application for Restricting User Services) to monitor student activities on the campus network. If a user downloads music or videos the system deems to be illegal, they will lose their connection and be punished by being forced to watch industry propaganda, lengthy suspensions of access, or even a written reprimand. Yet the system hasn't resulted in an increase in CD sales? Hmm... Maybe they will figure out another way to improve their failing business model?" We covered this some months ago but the Associated Press is just catching on.
This just proves the RIAA's music sucks and no one can force people to buy it.
and there i was thinking that a university was for LEARNING not goofing off downloading as much illegal mp3's and warez as you can cram down their connection
is it any wonder that America is getting stupider every day ?
"It really doesn't matter what the students think."
That really sums up modern universities in one sentence: they're basically just welfare programs for authoritarian lefties, why would they care about what the students think?
You know damn well Kazaa is used for nothing but illegal services. It is complete bullshit that Sharman networks continues to boast they want to be a legit company, sell services, yadda yadda yadda.
Point blank, file sharing is illegal and they are wasting massive bandwidth for universities. They are in FULL right to limit whoever they want whenever they want. Your choice? Get your own personal dsl/cable line and stfu.