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Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Why Universities Should Resist Congress's Call And Fight for Students' Free Speech Rights - JULIE HILDEN, Find Law
Recently, Congress has been calling for universities to take a strong role in stopping students' peer-to-peer swapping of files containing copyrighted software, music, and movies. In support of their position, legislators have pointed out that, unless authorized by the copyright owner, such file swapping is illegal under federal law.... students may soon face penalties for swapping copyrighted files. And so may universities, if they continue to allow their networks to be used for such activities. Although they do not participate in the actual swapping of information, they might still be able to be held liable for "vicarious" and "contributory" copyright infringement (as Napster was). Should universities therefore crack down on file swapping, in response to Congress's request? On the contrary.
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