This is a strange story
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9503/College+Allows+File-Sharing+for+Students+Who+Ace+Copyright+Law+TestInside Higher Ed is reporting what has to be the most unconventional "carrot and stick" approach to illegal file-sharing on a college campus that I have ever heard of. Rather than ban the use of P2P and file-sharing programs outright and terminate the internet accounts of students who violate the policy, as is the standard for most colleges and universities around the country, the Missouri University of Science and Technology, in Rolla, instead actually enables P2P access for students who can ace an online quiz on copyright infringement.
The way the system works is that if a student can get a perfect score on an online quiz on copyright infringement then P2P access will be enabled on their registered on-campus PC for 6 hours. It must be taken each time, for a maximum of 8 per month. Questions include asking students what kinds of works are protected by copyright and the difference between copying a CD and downloading music.
Well I cant see anything wrong with this plan myself, its only right that students are informed the Cartel do no own their campus produced material and know what constitutes fair usage of a sample or reworking of a copyright expired work, yes I,m all for creative students having access to the net
