Students offered lifeline in filesharing battle
We’re not sure if this is good or bad news. As a proposed solution to the endless onslaught of students being sued for filesharing, a proposal is being drawn up by several major record labels that would impose a fee on students, which would then allow them to do all the filesharing they want.
The “covenant not to sue†would cover students’ filesharing habits and would likely be passed onto students as part of their tuition fees. If this goes through, there is no guarantee that campuses will play ball, but it is one possible solution.
However, it would feel a lot like the students are giving in, some from an ethical point of view, nothing will have changed. The only difference would be that the RIAA could potentially make even more money from students. The fees would, of course, likely not filter down to artists, but rather go straight to the RIAA. This may be the only solution to a problem that has gone on for far too long.
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I don’t think this would really make sense, I mean students tuition fees are already very very high, and many people have lots for 15 years after 4 years of college.
And again this money going to the RIAA !! This is crazy.
agencja modelek 03Apr08
the torent bay is the bast I guess
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