Napster Ban: Students Fight Back

Students are beginning to actively speak out against the recent wave of universities across the country banning Napster. Two students at Indiana University started a Web site in protest of the schools decision last week to ban the use of Napster on campus. The site offers a discussion forum as well as a place for students to read about the latest happenings regarding Napster and other universities.

Visitors can sign up for a mailing list to receive the latest information, and sign an online petition to protest the ban. In an open letter criticizing the university, the students state "[this] is not what higher education in America should be like" and that the ban of Napster is a clear violation of the first amendment. Recent proposals suggest that universities simply limit the total bandwidth given to each student per day, and not block the entire Napster site. Visit the Students Against University Censorship site to learn more and read the latest news concerning Napster, and keep checking BetaNews for further developments on the story.