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Monday, October 14, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002101401t.htm Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Over Illegal File-Sharing KATHERINE S. MANGAN Universities that fail to crack down on student software pirates face a growing threat of lawsuits or new regulations, industry and government representatives warned at a discussion held on Fridayat the University of Texas at Austin. "The same universities that lure students to their campuses with promises of increasing bandwidth need to make their students aware of the consequences to both the students and the university of violating copyright law," said Jonathan Zuck, president of the Association for Competitive Technology. The national association, based in Washington, represents more than 3,000 information-technology companies and professionals. ...
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