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Comments: 1 +-   No Anti-Piracy Plan, No Federal Financial Aid on Saturday November 10 2007, @09:35PM theodp

Submitted by theodp on Saturday November 10 2007, @09:35PM
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theodp writes "The Motion Picture Association of America is applauding top Democratic politicians for introducing an anti-piracy bill that threatens the nation's colleges with the loss of a $100B a year in federal financial aid should they fail to have a technology plan to combat illegal file sharing. The proposal, which is embedded in a 747-page bill, has alarmed university officials. 'Such an extraordinarily inappropriate and punitive outcome would result in all students on that campus losing their federal financial aid — including Pell grants and student loans that are essential to their ability to attend college, advance their education, and acquire the skills necessary to compete in the 21st-century economy,' said university officials in a letter to Congress. 'Lower-income students, those most in need of federal financial aid, would be harmed most under the entertainment industry's proposal.'"
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  • This seems like a typical case of "The government knows whats best for you". Congress is trying to use the power of the dollar to force institutions out of Congress' jurisdiction, state and private schools, to become under Congress' jurisdiction by threatening the students of the institutions. It is in many ways similar to using federal highway funding to force a state to change its policy, circumventing the 10th amendment. This kind of action is flagrantly against the 9th amendment. Congress steps on and o
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