Tennessee Proposes Own Crackdown on College Campus File-Sharing
Date : 2008 02 27 Category : Web News
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New bill prohibits the "infringement of copyrighted works over the school's computer and network resources."
Despite a lack of evidence that the widespread "theft" of copyrighted works is occurring on college campuses in the state of Tennessee, or the absence of any real entertainment industry interests like California, lawmakers there are considering a new bill that would force public colleges to crack down on illegal file-sharing.
The bill recently introduced in the Tennessee State Senate, SB 3974 , would force colleges that receive state funding to police their networks to prevent illegal file-sharing by students, staff, and faculty.