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	<title>Comments on: A Free Culture Failure: Campus-Based Digital Theft Prevention Passes Congress</title>
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	<description>Students for Free Culture</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: The New Freedom &#187; The Future of Free Culture</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-31138</link>
		<dc:creator>The New Freedom &#187; The Future of Free Culture</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The biggest failure in my view was when the SFC failed to do anything prevent that passing of the Campus-Based Digital Theft Prevention Act, a corrupt, bullshit piece of legislation that essentially gives big media companies some control [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The biggest failure in my view was when the SFC failed to do anything prevent that passing of the Campus-Based Digital Theft Prevention Act, a corrupt, bullshit piece of legislation that essentially gives big media companies some control [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Rich</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30825</link>
		<dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Will:

Like I said, the legislation is watered down. The problem with this bill is it is it opens the door and sets the standard to allow enforcement-type legislation, the kind that was proposed previously.

Which is exactly why we need to keep an eye on this sort of thing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Will:</p>
<p>Like I said, the legislation is watered down. The problem with this bill is it is it opens the door and sets the standard to allow enforcement-type legislation, the kind that was proposed previously.</p>
<p>Which is exactly why we need to keep an eye on this sort of thing.</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30706</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I remember this slightly from last fall or late summer last year... my roommate was constantly complaining about it and how sad it was that it would pass pretty much no matter what because it was long and had a pretty name.  There were stories a long time ago on slashdot about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I remember this slightly from last fall or late summer last year&#8230; my roommate was constantly complaining about it and how sad it was that it would pass pretty much no matter what because it was long and had a pretty name.  There were stories a long time ago on slashdot about it.</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30562</link>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok, now that I've actually looked at the legislation, I'm not as concerned. I don't see any part that requires universities to do this stuff--it seems to just propose partnering with the Unis that want in to reduce copyright violations. There's talk of grants to explore ideas, nothing more.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, now that I&#8217;ve actually looked at the legislation, I&#8217;m not as concerned. I don&#8217;t see any part that requires universities to do this stuff&#8211;it seems to just propose partnering with the Unis that want in to reduce copyright violations. There&#8217;s talk of grants to explore ideas, nothing more.</p>
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		<title>By: Benjamin Mako Hill</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30558</link>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mako Hill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With the caveat that I think that silly events (that get attention) can be great great and there is a huge amount of good to be done through work other than organized opposition to congressional legislation...

You're right that a lack of any organized opposition to this was a mess. One can think of quite a few things SFC could have done -- and that other students would have listened to.

But hell, it's not too late to use this as a rallying cry for SFC. Let's get an editorial in the first edition of every college newspapers about this law and what it means. Let's brainstorm what can be done. Let's use this event as a way to get new energy and blood into the organization as a way of reacting to this law and of ensuring that we'll be in a better position to react to the next.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the caveat that I think that silly events (that get attention) can be great great and there is a huge amount of good to be done through work other than organized opposition to congressional legislation&#8230;</p>
<p>You&#8217;re right that a lack of any organized opposition to this was a mess. One can think of quite a few things SFC could have done &#8212; and that other students would have listened to.</p>
<p>But hell, it&#8217;s not too late to use this as a rallying cry for SFC. Let&#8217;s get an editorial in the first edition of every college newspapers about this law and what it means. Let&#8217;s brainstorm what can be done. Let&#8217;s use this event as a way to get new energy and blood into the organization as a way of reacting to this law and of ensuring that we&#8217;ll be in a better position to react to the next.</p>
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		<title>By: Sarah R.</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30547</link>
		<dc:creator>Sarah R.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How about partnership with other orgs (e.g. EFF)?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about partnership with other orgs (e.g. EFF)?</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30544</link>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oof. That is some ugly legislation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oof. That is some ugly legislation.</p>
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		<title>By: The New Freedom &#187; Campus Based Digital Theft Prevention Bill Passes Congress</title>
		<link>http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/free-culture-failure-passes-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-30521</link>
		<dc:creator>The New Freedom &#187; Campus Based Digital Theft Prevention Bill Passes Congress</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] written a post about this on the Free Culture blog about the bill from a Free Culture perspective, but if you just want news [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] written a post about this on the Free Culture blog about the bill from a Free Culture perspective, but if you just want news [...]</p>
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