I could easily see this irritating most professors to no end.

I can also confirm this works, although not well.
As soon as you give the OS a fair amount of filesystem activity (ie decompressing, installing etc.), it locks up. Vmware complains about something related to filesystem activity/read&write/something (can't remember, really), and the only option is to turn the virtual machine off at this point.
This is only my experience, of course. I have only tested this on Linux with host filesystems reiserfs and ext[3,4], and have not used a dedicated hard drive, only seperate partitions.
It's probably worth noting that it was also under Arch Linux, which requires a certain "hack" for installing VMware (Vmware requires sysv init scripts, Arch uses BSD-style).

If you think about it, the "right" here is the right to access the largest database of information the world has ever known. I would say that the ability to attain knowledge falls under "inherent in the nature of the human being" as well as "an integral part of human dignity".
It's not really about the technology, being broadband. It's about access to knowledge which is, as far as I'm concerned, an inalienable right.

Sure, but when I get there is there anyone I can marry for citizenship?

Reading this reminded me why I cringe when I hear people say their major is "Something in business... Marketing, maybe."
Can you really not think of anything better to do with your life?
I suppose if your intent is to work for a nonprofit that might be legitimate, but I don't think that's the idea running through most marketing majors' heads.

Spot on, crackah!

Change "windows" to "Linux" and throw in some beer and "party" becomes applicable.

Um, we also use them to snap shots of boobs at parties.

I'm number one!!!!!!!!11

*WHOOSH!*
A joke just flew directly over your head. Nice "reading comprehension skills".

Very good points.
I certainly couldn't have said it any better.

Are you really of the opinion that sexual relations outside of marriage should be regarded as criminal?
I mean, really?
I think I speak for about 2 billion people when I say that you are absolutely clueless.

He's obviously taking about working for U.S. workers who work for working foreign companies who do their work outside of their own working work zones in the U.S.
Jeez, have you ever even worked a job before?

Oh yeah? I'm behind twenty. Beat that.

If companies like this had their way I'm sure it wouldn't be too far fetched to be disconnected after downloading and seeding a couple of Linux distros for a bit. The use of bandwidth alone would be enough "evidence" of copyright infringement, I'm sure.