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Filesharing banned for students’ own good

Monday, November 12, 2007 11:33 PST -08:00   News  


While the music industry is busy suing students for making music available through P2P filesharing software and torrents, students at the Friends University, Wichita KS, aren’t being given the choice.

Students are some of the most prolific users of filesharing software for a reason; most of the time they’re flat broke. The Friends University, however, has implemented a policy banning the use of all P2P filesharing software, such as Limewire and Ares.

“We’re taking action from within to protect our students,” said Brian Bollinger of the Residence Life office at Friends University.

The university is running a three-strikes-and-your-out policy and has been monitoring all students online activities.

“Now I just buy stuff on iTunes, even though I don’t like paying a dollar for a song,” said one student. “I really don’t like paying, but I really don’t want to go to jail.”

This is the sad state of the music industry today. Watch your backs.

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