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...seems that the golden age of file-sharing is coming to a close. Much to our amazement, the unfortunate reality is that the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) 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?...
Last Wednesday, the RIAA filed 400 lawsuits against college students across the nation, including 11 against Harvard students for sharing music files over a high-speed academic network. The lawsuits are filed under the Digital Millennium Copyrights Act and seek $2,000 per file in compensation—though they’re usually settled for $3,000 out of court. Unfortunately, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) followed suit on Thursday, filing similar lawsuits against students at 12 universities...
...lawsuits against our peers have proven effective in their intent to, in the words of President of RIAA Cary Sherman, put “students and users everywhere on notice that there are consequences to illegal uses of this special network.” Before doing what was previously so easy, just a matter of a few clicks, we will all hesitate, thinking of that kid next door who now has to scrape together thousands to repent for his dishonorable double-clicks...
...Like the RIAA, the MPAA specifically cited file-sharing applications such as “i2hub” that take advantage of special networks used by academic institutions...
Bernards said the MPAA, like the RIAA, will litigate against college students using “John Doe” lawsuits—meaning that each lawsuit is filed against...