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Congress Asks Universities To Curb Piracy
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."
Dear Congress, MPAA, RIAA, Go fuck yourself. Sincerely, University of x.
Fully agreed. Speaking as a musician, anyone who thinks they are entitled to my hard work for free can kiss my ass. To all the people who push this 'information wants to be free' nonsense I ask this: What do you give freely to society? Where is your free contribution to the betterment of humanity? Don't expect others to do things you are unwilling to do yourself.