110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1689
To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and
university campuses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2007
Mr. KELLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and
university campuses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Curb Illegal Downloading on College Campuses
Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Illegal downloading and online distribution of movies, music, software,
games and other intellectual property has increased significantly on college
and university campuses.
(2) Computer systems at colleges and universities are intended primarily
to aid in educating and increase research capability among students and
faculty. Increased illegal downloading and distribution of content through
peer-to-peer networks puts great strain on these systems and imposes significant
costs on universities.
(3) Additional staff and resources are required to respond to notices
of illegal downloading, costing more money.
(4) Illegal downloading and file sharing exposes campus networks to computer
viruses and worms, and can put sensitive personal and proprietary information
at risk.
(5) Programs can be developed that will stop illegal downloading while
still maintaining student privacy and academic freedom.
SEC. 3. SUPPORT THROUGH THE FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION.
Section 741(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting `;
and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(9) supporting efforts to establish pilot programs and initiatives to
help offset the costs associated with implementing model programs and
policies on college campuses to reduce illegal downloading of copyrighted
content in order to--
`(A) improve the security and integrity of campus computer networks;
and
`(B) save telecommunications bandwidth costs, while ensuring such bandwidth
is first and foremost made available for research and education-related
purposes.'.
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