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["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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EPIC Urges Universities Not to Monitor P2P Networks for Piracy
>From Tech Law Journal- http://www.techlawjournal.com/

11/6. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) wrote a letter to
university presidents regarding "copyright infringement and peer-to-peer
(P2P) file trading networks". It states that "While network monitoring
is appropriate for certain purposes such as security and bandwidth
management, the surveillance of individuals' Internet communications
implicates important rights, and raises questions about the appropriate
role of higher education institutions in policing private behavior."
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EPIC Letter:
http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/p2pletter.html
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See also, letters [3 pages in PDF] of October 8 to colleges and
universities from David Ward of the American Council on Education, Nils
Hasselmo of the Association of American Universities, David Warren of
the National Association Independent Colleges and Universities, George
Boggs of the American Association of Community Colleges, Constantine
Curris of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities,
and Peter Magrath of the National Association of State Universities and
Land Grant Colleges.
http://www.riaa.com/pdf/Copyrightletter.pdf
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What the 2002 election means for tech
By Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, November 6, 2002
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-964725.html

"Republicans captured control of the U.S. Congress late Tuesday, an
unexpected victory that is likely to help technology companies, but
could thwart controversial digital copyright legislation next year."