Comments on: P4P: Universities as techno-corporate thinktanks? http://bavatuesdays.com/p4p-universities-as-techno-corporate-thinktanks/ a "b" blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:37:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ez http://bavatuesdays.com/p4p-universities-as-techno-corporate-thinktanks/comment-page-1/#comment-75670 ez Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:21:56 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=1308#comment-75670 The MPAA admitted their claims college students are responsible for 44% of pirated movies was false about the time this act was getting voted upon. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9856048-17.html A couple weeks before the bill was passed, the MPAA admitted the numbers were way too high and closer to 10%. I think the MPAA focus on college students is similar to the Business Software Alliance or tobacco companies. Influence their behavior while they are still impressionable to have them behave correctly as adults. Most colleges and universities would pass along the costs of any "alternative" to the students via fees the students have to pay. Would you as a parent be happy your kid is forced to pay Napster money to go to college? I wouldn't. The MPAA admitted their claims college students are responsible for 44% of pirated movies was false about the time this act was getting voted upon. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9856048-17.html A couple weeks before the bill was passed, the MPAA admitted the numbers were way too high and closer to 10%.

I think the MPAA focus on college students is similar to the Business Software Alliance or tobacco companies. Influence their behavior while they are still impressionable to have them behave correctly as adults. Most colleges and universities would pass along the costs of any “alternative” to the students via fees the students have to pay. Would you as a parent be happy your kid is forced to pay Napster money to go to college? I wouldn’t.

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