[FC-discuss] [Fwd: [ICPL] Proposed HEOA Regulations Issued for P2P Provisions]

[Alex Kozak]

It's an outrage that campus administrators and the entertainment industry
were the only negotiators in formulating this. Neither of those bodies have
any interest in protecting the rights of students.
-Ak

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Brian Rowe <brian at freedomforip.org> wrote:

> The agreement is troubling from net neutrality, free speech and privacy
> perspectives.  Here are the low lights:
>
> The proposed regulations create three primary requirements:
>>
>>    - An annual disclosure to students describing copyright law and campus
>>    policies related to violating copyright law.
>>    - A plan to "effectively combat" copyright abuse on the campus network
>>    using "one or more technology-based deterrents".
>>    - Agreement to "offer alternatives to illegal downloading".
>>
>> The NPRM lists four types of "technology-based deterrents", as specified
>> in the report from Congress that accompanied the legislation:
>>
>>    1. Bandwidth shaping (anti net neutrality)
>>    2. Traffic monitoring to identify the largest bandwidth users (spying
>>    on students)
>>    3. A vigorous program of accepting and responding to Digital
>>    Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices
>>    4. A variety of commercial products designed to reduce or block
>>    illegal file sharing (large free speech concern)
>>
>> A notice for comment like this is a perfect opportunity to voice concerns
> on this issues both through an official filing and through press releases.
> You might even think about contacting EFF or PK they both have experience
> writing this comments and have resources like PK recent paper on content
> filtering that are directly relevant.
>
> -Brian
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Fred Benenson <fred.benenson at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Gavin,
>>   While I think I understand this, can you give us a little background
>> about how it might be relevant for SFC'ers?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> F
>>
>>
>>
>> ~ ~ ~
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Gavin Baker <gavin at gavinbaker.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Gavin Baker
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>>> gavin at gavinbaker.com
>>>
>>> We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
>>>    Martin Luther King, Jr.
>>>
>>> Last Friday, August 21, the Department of Education issued its
>>> long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to Peer-to-Peer
>>> File Sharing on campus networks. The proposed regulations reflect the
>>> agreement reached by representatives of higher education and the
>>> entertainment industry during Negotiated Rulemaking sessions held earlier
>>> this year. Comments are due by September 21. The final regulations must be
>>> posted by November 1 in order to be officially enforced beginning July 1,
>>> 2010.
>>>
>>> The full NPRM is at <http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-18550.pdf
>>> >
>>>
>>> A summary of the key provisions is at <
>>> http://www.educause.edu/node/178175>
>>>
>>> Some additional background with more links is at <
>>> http://www.educause.edu/node/174432>
>>>
>>> Steve
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Alex Kozak
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