Andre Yoskowitz
18 Oct 2007 20:57
The RIAA has continued its ongoing efforts to curb piracy on college campuses by sending 411 new "pre-litigation" letters with the threat of a lawsuit to 19 seperate schools.
The letters were sent to each of the following schools; Drexel, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Occidental College, SUNY Morrisville, Texas Christian University, Tufts, the University of Alabama, UC Berkeley, University of Delaware, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, University of South Florida, USC, and Vanderbilt.
Anyone who receives the letters have the option to either settle out of court with a record industry representative or face a lawsuit in federal court.
"While it's undoubtedly our last preference to bring legal action against students, music theft remains particularly acute on college campuses," general counsel Steven Marks said.
The RIAA also cites an NPD study conducted last year that claims that over 1.3 billion unauthorized songs were downloaded on college campuses and that over 50 percent of all students continue to illegally download music.
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BetaNews