The Recording Industry Association Of America is expected to announce today a stepping up of its campaign against illegal P2P file sharing at US universities. Despite reports last week that the RIAA was already sending out thousands of letters to colleges asking staff their to deal with identified file sharers, the trade body seems to think more needs to be done. Possibly because some colleges were being more proactive in responding to those letters than others. A press conference to be held by RIAA chair Mitch Bainwol and president Cary Sherman is expected to "outline new anti-piracy initiatives designed to deter theft and encourage greater legal music consumption on college campuses [while offering students] the opportunity to avoid a formal lawsuit by settling prior to a litigation being filed". The college community does seem to have become a particular target of late in the RIAA's long running and ultimately futile legal fight against P2P, presumably because file sharing continues to be the preferred route for many students to acquire new music.
Feb 28, 2007
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RIAA to step up anti-P2P action on US campuses
The RIAA is expected to announce a stepped-up campaign against illegal file sharing at US universities, offering students the chance to settle before a lawsuit.