Bill Would Tie Financial Aid To Anti-Piracy Plans

theodp writes "The MPAA is applauding top Democratic politicians for introducing an anti-piracy bill that threatens the nation's colleges with the loss of a $100B a year in federal financial aid should they fail to have a technology plan to combat illegal file sharing. The proposal, which is embedded in a 747-page bill, has alarmed university officials. 'Such an extraordinarily inappropriate and punitive outcome would result in all students on that campus losing their federal financial aid — including Pell grants and student loans that are essential to their ability to attend college, advance their education, and acquire the skills necessary to compete in the 21st-century economy,' said university officials in a letter to Congress. 'Lower-income students, those most in need of federal financial aid, would be harmed most under the entertainment industry's proposal.'"

Comments

Re:Democrats are socialists?

[Nazlfrag]

The french LIKE their huge goverment system.

Incorrect. A lot of them - in particular, the unemployed who get paid for doing nothing and large numbers of public sector workers who get paid for doing very little - like the system.

Irrelevant. The majority of French voters like their system. That's called a democratic republic in action.

Far right is NOT extreme right, it is the difference between being loving your country, and hating foreigners.

Far or extreme right are subjective terms depending largely on what your own views are. To a communist, the centre appears extreme right.

To any outsider, the US political system appears far right. The fact you think the rest of the world are communists is again irrelevant.

Re:As to be expected...

[Justin Ames]

But were would you go? What other countries even provide the kind of freedom we enjoy here now? We are losing our freedoms here, but what other country could take the place of the US? The closest thing I could think of would be japan, which is pretty free when you are an american living there (but much less free for japanese people, or any asian-looking person for that matter).

Not with a weak dollar...

[FatSean]

School is expensive enough in the USA, I don't think these grant-supported US-citizens would be able to afford schooling in England.

The conspiracy nut in me wonders if this is an effort by faith-based right-wingers to drive more and more people away from higher education. Get the kiddies early with stories of Sky Daddy, and keep them from experiencing crazy new ideas...where's my tin foil?

Re:Democrats are socialists?

[Hognoxious]

To any outsider, the US political system appears far right.

Any outsider? Really? Ever heard of Burma? What about Zimababwe, or Russia?

The fact you think the rest of the world are communists is again irrelevant.

Lucky I never said it, then. You might want to google for 'analogy' when you've a minute.