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...lawsuit. More importantly, the decision reaffirms the principle that universities should be allowed to trust students with responsibility for their online conduct. The question that Harvard must now confront is one of enforcement when students make the wrong decision: The University must use discretion when addressing accusations of copyright infringement and should provide its students with the maximum degree of protection afforded...
...correct on both practical and principled grounds. Metallica and Dr. Dre, the recording artists who had requested the Napster ban, have not yet taken legal action against the University, nor are they likely to do so before Napster's own legal battle is resolved. Furthermore, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) affords protections to service providers such as Harvard that would make such a lawsuit difficult to pursue. However, we are glad to see that Harvard did not make its decision only because of its secure legal position--Assistant Provost for Information Technology Daniel D. Moriarty made clear...
Hedgepath's company doesn't deal in music, as so many injured copyright holders do these days. It sells ornate stitching patterns, and the files that are being traded Napster-style are templates for hobbyists looking to make pillows decorated with cuddly dogs and flowery pastoral scenes...
...this palpable threat to their survival that has led content creators to move aggressively into court--led by the major recording labels. Although copyright laws are clear and well established and the legal system seems likely to back the music industry, the results in court have so far been mixed. In July a San Francisco district court issued a sweeping order that would have all but shut Napster down. That ruling was immediately stayed pending appeal. In the meantime, a federal judge in New York earlier this month slammed a crippling fine on MP3.com--a company that was trying...
After their revolution, the French abolished their copyright system, but they quickly reversed course when the consequences were seen: a decline in the quantity and quality of what was published. I have a similar concern for quality in our time. Without enforceable copyright--perhaps with only advertising revenue to support the creators of content--how great will content be? The precarious financial situation of websites that are trying to create great original material should give us all pause...