URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Pending Illegal File Sharing Legislation Harmful to Higher Education

Created by Catherine W. Yang (EDUCAUSE) on November 10, 2007

Leaders of the House Committee on Education and Labor have just introduced legislation to control illegal file sharing in higher education as part of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. The higher education community opposes a provision that requires campuses to develop new institutional plans for addressing infringement activities on their networks.

Please call (do not write or email) the offices of the House Committee on Education and Labor. Time is short. Markup is this coming Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 9:00 AM.

For specific details please see our talking points.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

1. Coordinate your response to this challenge with your institutional executives and federal relations officers.

2. Call, do not write or email, as many of the Committee Members as possible, and express your strong opposition to this proposal. You can find a list of all the Committee members and their phone numbers.

Remember, if your campus representative is a member of this committee, you have special influence. We request that you make every effort to contact their office! When calling, ask for the staff member in charge of higher education and leave a voice mail if necessary. Call back later and try to speak directly with a staff member.

Access additional information on the relevant legislative language, talking points, and a template response to use.

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		URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Pending Illegal File Sharing Legislation Harmful to Higher Education Created by Catherine W. Yang (EDUCAUSE) on November 10, 2007 Leaders of the House Committee on Education and Labor have just introduced legislation to control illegal file sharing in higher education as part of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. The higher education community opposes a provision that requires campuses to develop new institutional plans for addressing infringement activities on their networks. Please call (do not write or email) the offices of the House Committee on Education and Labor. Time is short. Markup is this coming Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 9:00 AM. For specific details please see our talking points. WHAT YOU CAN DO: 1. Coordinate your response to this challenge with your institutional executives and federal relations officers. 2. Call, do not write or email, as many of the Committee Members as possible, and express your strong opposition to this proposal. You can find a list of all the Committee members and their phone numbers. Remember, if your campus representative is a member of this committee, you have special influence. We request that you make every effort to contact their office! When calling, ask for the staff member in charge of higher education and leave a voice mail if necessary. Call back later and try to speak directly with a staff member. Access additional information on the relevant legislative language, talking points, and a template response to use. EDUCAUSE News \| Federal Policy \| Higher Education Act \| P2P File Sharing \| Policy and Law: Federal Catherine's blog Login or register to post comments 1991 reads
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