>>> Educare gli studenti o educare le major?

In una lunga intervista aperta al pubblico il Presidente dell'Università della Pennsylvania illustra le sue idee sulla problematica del file-sharing nelle reti universitarie, dei problemi con il DMCA e su come provare a risolverli.
Tipo far pagare agli studenti una maggiorazione nella retta che vada direttamente alle case discografiche a titolo preventivo dei brani che si scaricheranno e un ulteriore tassicina su ogni CD masterizzato con della musica sopra.

After all, we already provide cable TV service in the residence halls. We provide a telephone. We provide high speed internet service. We show free movies in the student union. Why not recognize that one entertainment (am I stretching it to say "student develoment"?) need or desire of our students is music? The idea is for us to pay a licensing fee of some sort for a basic level of unlimited listening to music that would be "free" to the students. Perhaps some add-on services such as burning CDs might incur an additional charge paid by the student. We could add a few dollars on to room and board, or to a student activity fee or to tuition. At heavily discounted rates, everyone could be a winner. Yesterday we had a meeting with representatives from most of the companies now in that business. It went extremely well, and I anticipate that we will see some pilot project this coming year.

Ma quel che è peggio è questa rispostina a questa domandina (grassetto mio)

Question from David F. Ullman, NJIT:
    Different appraoches for restricting the use of technology are fine, and I do agree the recording industry has to embrace a new business model. However, what I find somewhat troubling is that well meaning students see nothing wrong with the use of these new "Napster-like" and P2P technologies for massive digital sharing of copyrighted material. How do we change the culture and perspective on this?

Graham Spanier (president of Pennsylvania State University)
    Education, education, education. And, I'm sorry I have to say it, but enforcement will be required. It is like speeding. Everyone know it is wrong--SORT OF. If you can get away with it, no problem. If you are caught, yea, you know you have to pay the fine. Only with enforcement added in, by the RIAA, MPAA, universities, and other entities will we collectively be able to stop the piracy. Interesting that just a decade ago students thought it OK to copy software belonging to others. It is still done, but most know that it is wrong, and the problem isn't anything like what we see with music. In time, I think the thinking on this will evolve, especially as new business models for music develop.

Altro che educare gli studenti, cari miei. Qui c'e' da educare la major a cercare di trovare un new business models for music. Poche palle.