The First Close Look at Colleges' Digital Pirates

Late in 2006, a group of officials from Illinois State University and a few other colleges sat at a broad, U-shaped conference table in a New York City office and stared into the eyes of the enemy.

Cheryl A. Elzy, dean of libraries, and Warren Arbogast, a college-technology consultant, sat with several college presidents on one side. Opposite were dozens of entertainment-industry executives, lawyers, and other intimidating people in business suits.

The mood, Mr. Arbogast

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