Category: Copyright
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House Passes Bill Addressing Higher Ed and Online Copyright Infringement
I’m sure that everyone interested in this topic already knows that last week the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4137 the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. This is the legislation that includes a section not only requiring colleges and universities to report to students their online copyright policies but also “develop a plan for offering…
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State of the Net: Internet Content Filtering
The first item on the agenda of this year’s State of the New conference of specific interest to me and appropriate for this blog was a panel discussion of Internet content filtering. The panel was formally titled “Internet Copyright Filters: Finding the Balance” and it was moderated by David Sohn of the Center for Democracy…
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Latest Attempt at Higher Ed P2P Legislation: This Time It’s the Democrats
On Friday, House Democrats introduced “The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007.” Ostensibly intended to “address the soaring price of college” and “ensure [that colleges and universities] operate in the best interests of students and families,” the bill includes the worst provision yet regarding peer-to-peer filesharing. Unlike previous attempts that would have only required…
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Latest Copyright News: Discussions at Ohio University and Legal Actions at University of Oregon
As the recording industry continues legal and quasi-legal proceedings against college and university students accused of copyright infringement, discussions and legal actions at colleges and universities also continue. A recent forum at Ohio University (video and Chronicle blog discussion) drew some attention although it is unclear if new ideas or initiatives will grow out of…
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Higher Ed Act P2P Amendment: If At First You Don’t Succeed…
In July, those of us interested in technology issues related to higher education were whipped into a frenzy by an amendment to the Higher Education Act proposed by Sen. Reid (D-NV) that would have put a spotlight on institutions that receive lots of notices alleging online copyright infringement by students and required them to adopt…
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Mandatory Network Filtering to Prevent Copyright Infringement
Two recent activities surrounding online copyright infringement: First, Senator Reid (D-NV) plans to introduce an amendment entitled the “CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION” to the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. If successfully added to the bill, it will require the Secretary of Education to identity the 25 institutions who “received during the previous calendar year the highest…
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ResNet Symposium: Keynote Address Addresses Institutions’ Ethical and Legal Responses to Students’ Alleged Copyright Infringement
The keynote address on Sunday morning by Jim Gibson (who also presented a pre-conference session on Saturday) focused on the primacy of the university mission in determining institutions’ responses to allegations of students’ copyright infringement. Specifically, the address focused on file sharing and related copyright complaints and DMCA takedown notices. First, Gibson noted that universities…
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ResNet Symposium: Copyright, Colleges and the DMCA
In addition to running my PDS session in the morning, I also attended a PDS session in the afternoon. Entitled “Copyright, Colleges and the DMCA,” it was taught by Jim Gibson, University of Richmond law professor and director their Intellectual Property Institute (IPI). The IPI’s “What do you think?” video was very popular in last…
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Peer-to-Peer in Senate version of Higher Education Reauthorization Act
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has released a copy of their version (warning: 534 page pdf) of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. There have been rumblings that some legislators may try to insert legislation related to online copyright infringement or even change safe harbor and related laws to force colleges and universities…