University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous years' homework

Re:University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous ... by wsxcde on Thursday February 12, 2015 @12:05PM (#9039835)

Do you really think that what you did was acceptable? It's equivalent to putting up your essay on a public notice board. Do you think the latter would've been acceptable behavior?

Maybe the punishment was a little harsh, but I think it'd be hard to argue you weren't in the wrong.

> a deeper distrust of authority, and utter contempt for university "education", which would be better described as "conformation"

Based on what you've said so far, to me you sound immature and are rationalizing your immaturity by blaming "the system."

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Re:University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous ... by madaxe_again on Friday February 13, 2015 @09:38AM (#9044507)

I think it was perfectly acceptable, yes. I wrote a paper on a topic of my choice, I handed it in, and I then posted it to my site, as a blog post.

There was nothing that prohibited this, and I had posted data (astronomical observations & images) and assignments to my site for years previous to this incident.

Frankly, I would suggest that your thinking is extremely immature, if your first course of action is to call someone else immature, and to respect all authority unquestioningly - shows a lack of development of thought, and an absence of critical thinking.

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