May 04, 2007
Gotta be a Note in here somewheres
Should I, God willing, make it onto a journal next year, here's something to write about: Congress is asking universities what they plan to do about online piracy stemming from their students. The question is phrased in a "we need to know whether to legislate here" kind of way, and the universities face no legal sanctions should they decline to respond. But they might have an interest in doing so if they don't want Congress to pass some ill-advised, crackpot law.
If you end up writing something, make sure it's personally addressed to Ted Stevenson.
Posted by: rich at May 4, 2007 05:35 PMIt seems like companies and organizations do this a lot, and it seems pretty wise: even if you think a law or regulation would be stupid, might as well self-regulate in order to keep Congress from acting. Then you can at least control some of the details, even enforcement. Makes sense to me.
Posted by: nick at May 4, 2007 06:47 PM