RIAA Targets New Lawsuits At Students
POSTED: 12:20 pm PST March 23, 2004
The recording industry is starting to focus its lawsuits against alleged music pirates at college campuses.
In more than 500 new lawsuits filed Tuesday, it targeted 89 people at more than 20 universities.
News.com said this round of lawsuits is the third since courts ruled that the Recording Industry Association of America can't subpoena any users records from an Internet service provider.Lawsuits against those who are said to be illegally trading copies of music files online are part of a push by the recording industry to end the practice that became popular through the use of file-sharing services known as peer-to-peer networks.The record labels have also stepped up their efforts to provide digital music legally.
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Previous Stories:
- March 23, 2004: Wal-Mart Launches Music Download Business
- February 23, 2004: Who's Winning Download Wars?
- January 21, 2004: RIAA Files 500 More File-Trading Lawsuits
- January 16, 2004: File-Swappers May Be Losing Fear Of RIAA
- January 5, 2004: Dramatic Drop Seen In Music Swapping
- December 19, 2003: RIAA Can't Get Info From ISPs, Appeals Court Says
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