The first sentence gives you the point of view: "I am concerned about the lack of ethical behavior and the misuse of university resources by our students as they engage in peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted materials." I am concerned about the lack of ethical behaviour on the part of music (and other publishers) but I don't see any university administrators worried about that. The author argues, "Students need to learn computer ethics as part of their formal K-12 education." Would the virtue of rewriting existing laws to create new rights for publishers, all the while denying learning (and the benefits of learning, such as medicine), be part of that education? Maybe before we try teaching ethics we should become clear about them. And maybe the lessons should be drafted by people who have actually studied and taught ethics at a high level - like, say, me - instead of by the local information officer (or by Hollywood propagandists). Hm?
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