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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21097)	4/27/2007 6:18:56 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Baller Herbst List: 4-27-07 AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS Calls for national broadband strategy intensify (from Carol Ellison) muniwireless.com US holds position on Economist Intelligence Unit's 2007 list; Asian countries climbing fast webwire.com Is free wireless throughout India practical? contentsutra.com BW Online on Senate Commerce Comm. hearing businessweek.com BROADBAND Is there a North/South digital divide in Europe? technology.timesonline.co.uk Comparison of global broadband prices dslreports.com Christian Coalition calls net neutrality a "family issue"; says it should be part of national presi- dential debate informationweek.com Overview of politicians' "tech agendas" news.com.com Lafayette pursues bonds for FTTH project theadvertiser.com More on Comcast's big Q1 profits lightreading.com AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre to retire effectively June 3 prnewswire.com More on Killer App Expo & Conference in Fort Wayne, IN, April 30 - May 2 fwdailynews.com CALEA CALEA deadine looms informationweek.com\|ment/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199201924&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb WIRELESS "EarthLink pulling back [from municipal wireless]? Not exactly." muniwireless.com wifinetnews.com Respondents to wireless RFP of Suffolk- Nassau Counties (NY) muniwireless.com VIDEO Nashville Chamber of Commerce supports statewide franchise bill, but not without controversy nashvillecitypaper.com Iowa court holds cable franchise fees are an illegal tax (from Sal LoBianco) desmoinesregister.com COPYRIGHT Bill in Congress would overturn Internet radio royalty fee increase news.com.com theregister.com OTHER NEWS "Well, look at that: offshoring didn't destroy the tech industry" techdirt.com ------ If you would like to join or leave our list, please send an e-mail to info@baller.com. ------ THE BALLER HERBST LAW GROUP A Professional Corporation www.baller.com ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21097)	4/27/2007 6:49:20 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

From the Department of Student Motivation and Morale Lifting ... ---- Ohio University Bans All P2P Activity; RIAA Cackles Maniacally –Adam Frucci [ Meet the Axe Man, Brice Bible - CIO, in power for all of eleven days: tinyurl.com The timing has got to make you stop and wonder ... ] gizmodo.com Ohio University, a current target of the RIAA's lawsuits, has decided to pretty much bend completely to the wishes of the RIAA and has banned all P2P activity on their network. The ban goes into effect on April 27th, and it doesn't differentiate between legitimate P2P file sharing (such as the BitTorrent store) and the copyright-violating variety. This is a pretty lousy move by OU. There are plenty of completely legit uses of P2P services such as BitTorrent, as many large (legal) files are easier to distribute that way. By simply banning it completely they're putting the wishes of the RIAA above the freedom of their students. Boo to you, Ohio U. Hit the jump for the entire letter OU sent to its students: -- Dear OHIO Students, Ohio University's computer network is central to many academic, research and university-life activities, providing reliable communications not only on campus but also across the world. Because this network is a shared resource, we must ensure that it is available to all campus users equally. Peer to Peer (P2P) file sharing currently consumes a disproportionate amount of campus technology resources, including both bandwidth and technical support. It also poses risks to the security of our network by opening ports on individual computers that can be used to spread viruses and spyware or to launch attacks against other computer systems. Finally, it often is used for illegal distribution of copyrighted works over our network. In accordance with OHIO's Computer and Network Use policy 91.003, we will begin restricting P2P file sharing on our campus network at 12:01 am on Friday morning, April 27, 2007. Beginning then, any campus computer that we detect in violation of this policy will have its Internet access disabled until its owner or primary user contacts the IT Service Desk at 740-593-1222 and agrees to work with us to resolve the problem and to abide by the university's Computer & Network Use policy in the future. A second violation on the same computer will result in that computer's Internet access being disabled until further action is taken by the appropriate disciplinary body. Students will be referred to University Judiciaries. Other network users will be handled in a manner consistent with established university disciplinary policy. This approach applies to all users of our campus network and will be enforced consistently. To learn more, visit: technology.ohio.edu OHIO's Computer & Network Use policy can be found here: ohiou.edu If you have any additional questions or need help with the configuration of your computer, please contact the Service Desk at 740-593-1222 or . There will be an information session about this new policy for all campus network users at noon on Thursday, April 26 in Baker Center 230. Sincerely, Mr. Brice Bible, Chief Information Officer Dr. Kent Smith, Vice President for Student Affairs ------