I like the idea of a boycott of RIAA on campus... It'd be interesting to put this into FC chapter's mission...
F On Oct 30, 2007 8:52 PM, Gavin Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2510/ohio-u-plays-host-to-a-forum-on-file-swapping > > > Earlier this year, Ohio University finished atop the recording > > industry's infamous list of institutions receiving the most > > copyright-infringement notices. But these days the university is > > singing a much happier tune: Campus officials say a ban on > > peer-to-peer networking has cut down on piracy without restricting > > legal file sharing. > > > > Now that it's no longer perched on top of the industry's most-wanted > > list, Ohio seems eager to join the debate over campus song swapping. > > Today the university played host to a forum -- called "P2P File > > Sharing: A 360 Perspective" -- on its Athens campus, and it will soon > > post video of the event online. > > > > The discussion included veterans from both sides of the file-sharing > > wars, but it devoted considerable time to remarks from several > > musicians, songwriters, and agents -- who argued that music piracy > > hurts not just platinum-selling artists and record-company CEOs, but > > also industry members who aren't nearly so well paid. As some of the > > speakers acknowledged, that argument can be a hard sell: Stewart > > Harris, president of Edisto Sound, bemoaned the fact that some > > college students in the crowd shook their heads when he referred to > > copyright infringement as "stealing." > > > > Many college file swappers say they would like to offer financial > > support to the musicians they enjoy, according to officials at > > Illinois State University, which is conducting a series of in-depth > > campus-piracy studies. But the same students often say they have no > > desire to support the recording industry itself. Clearly, the > > industry's controversial lawsuit campaign has caused a backlash, and > > the Ohio event was at its most interesting when panelists discussed > > that theme. > > > > Jonathan Lamy, a spokesman for the Recording Industry Association of > > America, argued that the lawsuits jump-started "a national > > conversation, as painful as it may have been at times, that has > > generated a better understanding of the law." > > > > "If our marketplace is the digital marketplace," he said, alluding to > > the rise of MP3s and the decline in CD sales, "we need to protect > > that." > > > > But Timothy Vonville, president of the university's Student Senate, > > said the RIAA's methods of protecting its turf had deeply damaged the > > group's standing with college students. "The real problem is with the > > procedure and attitude adopted by organizations like the RIAA," he > > said. "Students feel intimidated. That's the truth." > > > > And college students might start to act on their distaste for the > > recording industry, according to Mr. Vonville. Some college groups > > are considering a plan to protest the lawsuits, he said, by refusing > > to bring to their campuses any musical acts represented by the RIAA. > > - -- > Gavin Baker > http://www.gavinbaker.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHJ9HhtLXQdLhFpekRAsTaAKCV218/BYKGJjQDuJa5Bmz+LsiRUACZAeGG > 1revsgbDcxHRF+twZmDQBR8= > =LFI6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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