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Congress wants to cut college funding over illegal downloads
Jun 8, 2007, 16 :45 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (6382 reads)

"Witholding some of the billons of dollars in federal research money is one way to punish universities who don’t police thier networks adequately."

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"Congress Critters Threaten To Pass Laws Forcing Universities To Obey RIAA"

Techdirt: "It appears that the money the RIAA is spending on campaign donations is well spent, however. With the universities not falling into line as expected, Congress held hearings where various politicians blasted universities for not taking a more proactive stance and threatening to withhold federal money from universities that don't play by the RIAA's rules."

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Who will determine that files are being  ...   RIAA Determines College Fundning?   
Hike
Jun 8, 2007, 17:34:55
 
Does anyone remember when Congress worke ...   Dollars   
Nicholas Holowaty
Jun 8, 2007, 17:35:49
 
Congress has no power to fun colleges an ...   Congress has no authority anyway.   
Bob_Robertson
Jun 8, 2007, 17:36:55
 
> Does anyone remember when Congress wor ...   Re: Dollars   
Eric Lengvenis
Jun 8, 2007, 17:46:40
 
 > "Go back and look at civil rights, la ...   Re: Re: Dollars   
Bob_Robertson
Jun 8, 2007, 22:09:49
 
Nothing new here as we have all known th ...   Congress in big industrys pockets   
Roni M. Oliva
Jun 9, 2007, 15:25:46
 
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