FYI: -------------------------------------------------- From: "David Farmer" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 4:55 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [pktr-edu] RIAA shifts gears on music piracy,says it won't file more suits
| Interesting, wonder if the are thinking of entering into similar agreements | with Universities too? Don't know if that is a good idea or a bad one, but | interesting none the less. | | http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124097&source=NLT_PM | | December 19, 2008 (Computerworld) In a surprise about-face, the | Recording Industry Association of America said today that it will no longer | pursue its controversial legal strategy of filing large numbers of lawsuits | against individuals for alleged music piracy. | | But the trade group isn't throwing in the towel on its antipiracy campaign. | | In a brief document explaining its decision, the RIAA said it now plans to | work more closely with ISPs to identify alleged copyright infringers and try to | persuade them to stop. Under the so-called graduated response program, | the RIAA would notify participating ISPs when it discovers their customers | engaging in what it claims are illegal downloading activities. | | | | ======================================================= | David Farmer Email: [email protected] | Office of Information Technology | Networking & Telecomunication Services | University of Minnesota Phone: 612-626-0815 | 2218 University Ave SE Cell: 612-812-9952 | Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 FAX: 612-626-1818 | ======================================================= --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the server aea8.k12.ia.us] --------------------------------------------------------- Archived messages from this list can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------
