[FC-discuss] Students’ Open Response To H.R. 4137 and H.R.

[FreeCulture.org - Students for Free Culture]

Writes driscoll on our blog:

Last month, the U.S. chapters [called our representatives][1] to let
them know about a flaw in [H.R. 4137][2] and [H.R.3746][3], two
important education bills. We let people know that in its current form,
the proposed legislation to renew the Higher Education Act of 1965
includes provisions that could unnecessarily burden networked computing
in academic institutions. Despite our best efforts, however, the bills
made it out of committee with the troubling language intact.

To emphasize our concern, we have drafted a [Students for Free Culture
Open Response to H.R. 4137 and H.R. 3746][4] that outlines the
weaknesses embedded in the bills as written. Please take a moment to
read the letter and share your thoughts in the comments section of this
blog post. Please share it with your fellow students. We'd love to add
more chapters to the list of supporters!

In addition, the [XHTML/CSS version of the open response][4] was
designed very minimally so that you can easily adapt it to the needs on
your campus. Perhaps you might re-use some of the text for an article in
the newspaper? Perhaps it might provide the foundation for a letter to
your administration?

There is still time to ensure that Higher Education Act is renewed
_without_ language that could hinder the use of technology on college
campuses in the U.S.

   [1]: http://freeculture.org/blog/2007/11/12/congress-to-universities-
filter-your-net-or-lose-funding/

   [2]: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show

   [3]: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3746/show

   [4]: http://freeculture.org/education-
law/freeculture_hr4137_hr3746_response.html

URL: http://freeculture.org/blog/2007/12/14/students-open-response-to-hr-4137-and-hr/