As the academic year winds down, the Recording Industry Association
of American has amped up its efforts to crack down on illegal
downloads, and its biggest target is students. Over the past few weeks
schools have received hundreds of notices regarding illegal downloads
on campus – many schools saying they have gotten more notices in the
past week than throughout the rest of the year. While students and
campus officials speculate on possible reasons for the dramatic
up-tick, RIAA officials claimed it is a simple matter of new detection
software. Because many schools are currently entering finals week,
students’ abilities to study and write final papers could be seriously
affected by RIAA litigation and potentially losing network access.
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