“How much responsibility do colleges have for deterring peer-to-peer piracy on campus? Enough to jeopardize the financial aid assistance of all students if a bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives gets passed. The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 would require colleges to not only deter piracy on campus but also to engage in alternatives such as paying for monthly subscriptions to sites like Napster for every student. ” (Link)

This topic was a big his in #chris on www.wyldryde.org tonight.

I am all for this. My school already charges me for tons of stuff that I don’t use. Piracy is all over my campus, and anyone who lives on campus risks getting banned from the campus ISP if they download things illegally. I side with my campus on this issue. It is their ISP, and they have the power to police it as they feel necessary. If pulling someone’s financial aid is the only way to get them to listen to the rules, then by all means do it.

-Justin

[tags]College, Congress, Financial Aid, jfcapasso, Piracy[/tags]