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...also said that students’ records and academic standing would not be affected by legal action related to file sharing but that the University had no say in the RIAA??s decision of whether to pursue a particular case in court. Students must agree to obey copyright law in order to gain access to the University network...
...Harvard alumnus and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) executive, I write in response to The Crimson’s editorial “Wrath of the RIAA?? (Apr. 18), which sets forth the same tired and incorrect arguments about the modern music industry that have become popular among its critics. While we appreciate The Crimson’s (obligatory) shared concern for the protection of intellectual property rights, the editorial’s characterization of our relationship with technology is terribly out of tune...
...legal campaign against student file-sharers is working. The repercussions of this crusade may mean increased vigilance on the part of music-swapping students—gone are the days of worry-free Kazaa—but it doesn’t mean that the RIAA??s aggressive legal actions spell success for their drive to preserve the music industry’s ingenuity. It could be that these lawsuits, which the association is firing off with such impunity, will boomerang, crippling the industry that it’s allegedly trying so hard...
...MPAA is targeting users who allegedly have shared movies illegally over the Internet, while the RIAA??s suits focus on copyright violations concerning online music sharing...
...said Harvard would likely cooperate with the RIAA??s requests in order to avoid subjecting the “deep pockets” of its endowment to bigger legal battles...