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March 12, 2008, 03:01 PM ET
Higher-Education Groups Urge Federal Lawmakers to Oppose File-Sharing Measure
A coalition of 13 higher education groups is urging education leaders in Congress to reject a provision in the Higher Education Act approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last month that would require colleges to buy computer tools to detect student music and video piracy and to offer students subscription-based music services.
The American Council on Education this week sent a letter to some members of the House and Senate—on behalf of 12 other higher education groups—stating that “legitimate online alternatives and technologies designed to deter illegal file sharing are largely ineffective.” The letter was sent to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and to the ranking minority member of the committee, Sen. Michael B. Enzi. It was also sent to Rep. George Miller, chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and to the ranking minority member of the committee, Rep. Buck McKeon.
In addition to the council, the signatories to the letter are: the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Association of Community Colleges, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Association of American Universities, the Association of Community College Trustees, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Educause, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Internet2, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.—Andrea L. Foster
Categories: Campus-Piracy
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