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Senate Passes Bill Targeting College Piracy
An anonymous reader brings news that the College Opportunity and Affordability Act has passed in the US Senate and now awaits only the President's signature before becoming law. Hidden away in the lengthy bill are sections which tie college funding to "offering alternatives to illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property as well as a plan to explore technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity." The EFF issued a statement expressing concern over the bill earlier this year, shortly before the House of Representatives approved it. We discussed the introduction of the bill last November. The Senate vote was 83-8, with 9 not voting. The full text of the bill is available. The relevant section is 494, at the end of the general provisions.
you've been modded as flamebait which is 100% predictable on slashdot. People here know its totally out-of-order to take everyone else's work for free, but they will type reams of pseudo-intellectual bullshit on slashdot to try and justify it. They also HATE it when they are reminded how retarded the anti-copyright position is, so try to mod down pro-copyright posters so they don't get seen.
Sad isn't it?
DRM-free indie games for the PC and Mac: Positech Games
That has to be among the biggest loads of self justifying crap I've ever read.