Comments on: Controversial college antipiracy bill nears House vote

Tweaks to proposal say schools can't lose federal funding if they don't explore "technological deterrents" to piracy, but some university officials aren't satisfied.

[taphilo]

Simple College Solution

All colleges who object to the law should just have as their policy that the theft, distribution, reuse of copyrighted (registered or impled registered) material, and all patents is allowed and is not reported or compenstated for as part of the freedom of education from any federal or international rules.

This really should be applied to any and all laws on schools campuses. Let it have complete freedom and no conquesences to all "laws" since they are special and should not be forced to enforce any laws at all.

[The_Decider]

Or we can stay in the realm of the logical

This just might be the winner of the insane post of the week award.

[notgonnatellya]

In related news

Starting next fall, schools must come up with technology to prevent students from photocopying or scanning books and magazines.

What, you didn't know that some students literally photocopy entire textbooks rather than buy them?

Well now you know.

[Dalkorian]

right!

Oh yeah, we should trust them. This bill was created under the
*LIE* that college students were the worst pirates. Now that that
assumption has been proven and admitted false, this bill should
die.

[pugsley2]

Software anyone?

How about adding a provision to address software piracy to the bill while we are at it.

Or maybe we can just stop this nonsense and let universities do what they were intended to do: perform research and educate students.

Special interests - Argh!

[skrubol]

"digital theft"

Yet another misnomer to describe piracy or copyright infringement. Piracy (the modern meaning anyway) is not theft. Theft requires that the owner be deprived of the item that is stolen. Copying can never be theft.

[oconnmic]

False Assumptions

One key assumption is that every illegal download results in the loss of a "sale". Hardly likely that everyone who downloads illegally would run out and buy a legal copy if they couldn't get it free. Getting it free is the idea. Most of that crap wouldn't be worth paying for.