Since 1999 and the invention of Napster, digital media downloads have been a hot-button issue for organizations like the Recording Industry Association of America. File sharing and peer-to-peer applications have created a free-for-all on copyrighted material, and with the quick expansion of broadband Internet connections, file sharers have since moved on to movies, bringing the Motion Picture Association of America into the fray. (31) comments
For some people, Family Weekend is nothing more than an average weekend, besides the thousands of parents and family members wandering through campus. For me, Family Weekend was supposed to be something special. I am a senior journalism major and this was the first time my parents were able to witness first-hand what I do day-in and day-out for The Daily Eastern News. (4) comments