Congress Asks Universities To Curb Piracy

Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday May 4, 2007 @05:21AM from the hey-cut-that-out dept.

The Illegal Subset of the Integers writes "According to Ars Technica, Congress has sent letters to 19 universities identified by the RIAA and MPAA as havens for copyright infringement. In it, they not only seek to discover what these universities are doing to dissuade students from infringing activities, but give the implied threat. House Judiciary Committee member Lamar Smith (R-TX) was quoted as saying, 'If we do not receive acceptable answers, Congress will be forced to act.' One wonders, though, what the universities are supposed to do when international disrespect for imaginary property rights is so widespread that there are currently over two million hits on Google for a certain oft-posted illegal number, up from the three hundred thousand hits from sometime yesterday."

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What's the opposite of Progress? by ZWithaPGGB · 2007-05-04 05:28 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Well, if the English Language were consistent, it would be Congress.
"No one's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.", Mark Twain
Certain oft-posted illegal number? by Sputicus · 2007-05-04 05:31 · Score: 1, Offtopic

OK, I must be out of the loop. What is this talking about?