Comments on: Tackling College Piracy: At What Cost?

By: ME

ME — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:57:11 +0000

http://www.darkfuel.2ksite.com

By: Empa7hy

Empa7hy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:54:54 +0000

@32
…
Filter:
*rapidshare*
*megaupload*
:D!
Obviously proxies might get around that, but most dont allow such high download… Sizes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:08:59 +0000

Torrenting at college isn’t hard. My college uses one of those filters and has all non-http downloads blocked, but there are ways to get around it, and those that do are the IT guys or were taught by the IT guys.

I was told by a number of IT guys that as long as I don’t clog up the network an keep my speed and usage low, I’ll go under the radar.

besides, there’s no way they can filter rapidshare and megaupload downloads.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:35:43 +0000

Perhaps the universities should collectively spend their $350-$500K apiece lobbying Congress to keep these things off the books.

By: PL

PL — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:49:35 +0000

Tell me where the figures come from and who did the study. Otherwise I believe nothing of it and assume an extreme bias.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:43:52 +0000

As I write this, I’m uploading 3.7 MB/s on my p2p.

So my university obviously isn’t stopping me.

By: Trix

Trix — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:42:16 +0000

The US Education system quality is fine.

Why do you think people come over seas to go to college in the US.

By: nimda

nimda — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:38:28 +0000

The price listed is for schools with over 15k students. The cost for smaller schools is more in the area of $50,000 or less.

Another thing that wasn’t mentioned is that many schools have some equipment capable of reducing illegal p2p use, they just to choose not to fully implement them due to previously established policies.

By: lol

lol — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:15:16 +0000

@ 23 cannedmeat

#1 I wouldnt make music only for money

#2 You dont just sell people plastic discs and expect to be rich

#3 The record companies are no longer needed, bittorrent takes there place and does a better job then they ever could for 100% free

#4 The record companies choose to no longer compete, and sell out garbage. They make you buy the same things in different formats that you want. They rather ruin your life, sue your grandmother and children, pay off politicians and monopolize the market to rip you off every step of the way. They want the internet policed. They dont want there scam of ‘buy before you try… no refunds’ being destroyed. They dont pay the real artist shit, they basically rape artist for there music, steal there ‘rights’ so they can sell and take 90% of the profit for the next 50 years.

The list goes on and on.

Why dont you do a little research for yourself, your exactly where the industry wants you.. like cattle waiting to consume whatever they slap in front of you.

By: John Woods

John Woods — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:28:29 +0000

Sounds to me like they just need to ACCEPT that fact and find a better place to spend(waste) that money! Surely there are better things it could be used for!

JIff
http://www.online-privacy.cz.tc

By: cannedMeat

cannedMeat — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:06:49 +0000

What’s wrong with the record companies defending their intellectual property?
If you had made songs and every kid was listening without paying then you would get pretty angry too

By: The Inquirer ES : Lucha contra la piratería en la Universidad ¿a qué coste?

The Inquirer ES : Lucha contra la piratería en la Universidad ¿a qué coste? — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:22:25 +0000

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By: asl

asl — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:54:04 +0000

*raises fist in a tabloid-style rage*

By: Gssss

Gssss — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:06:02 +0000

They regularly name those bills like “higher education opportunity” act like that for a reason. It’s so when they get up on those podiums, they can say “I signed the Higher Education Opportunity Act” and Joe Schmoe at home will think, “wow, that’s awesome” but he won’t really know what’s in it or that’s it really damaging to the country.

By: Gssss

Gssss — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:03:23 +0000

Do you realize that if P2P and sharing networks were to allow to flourish without intervention, what kind of world we would eventually have? Heaven on earth. What if we applied P2P network to how we share food? I don’t know how that would happen but there has to be a way. Man, it would be wonderful and in fact, money would not be necessary anymore. Maybe that’s what they are really afraid of. Not only that but the “Elite” would crumble.

By: Roze

Roze — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:38:53 +0000

Very strange that this is part of any “Higher Education Opportunity” Act when it is, in fact, doing the opposite of its namesake.

Roze
http://www.28chan.org/fs/

By: a0u

a0u — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:37:52 +0000

@10
This brings to mind a particular saying from my early school years: “sharing is caring.”
Seriously, the next thing they will do is fine students for reading aloud from a copyrighted book.

By: a0u

a0u — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:35:32 +0000

That $500,000 per institution figure could be better spent on scholarships…

By: lol

lol — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:10:15 +0000

@14
Yeah, I can actually back this one up, I work for a school district and we are required to block access to certain material (ie… porn, gambling, forums, etc). Like some kid is going to be looking at porn in class, but its w/e. Anyway, most students use, or are aware of, proxies and other methods to get around it. Its nothing new, and tbh we don’t care… As long as our asses are covered.

By: Kos

Kos — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:58:09 +0000

Glat they don’t do this i Norway, or else I would have been kicked out a long time ago ^^
1Gbit bandwith ftw!