As part of the entertainment industry’s ongoing effort to enforce copyright infringement laws on college campuses, the Recording Industry Association of America sent out their 13th round of pre-litigation settlement letters to college students accused of illegal file-sharing. 401 letters were sent to college students at 12 universities across the country, informing their recipients that they could either pay a settlement fee or expect further litigation. The RIAA cited that they have sent approximately 5,406 pre-litigation settlement letters to college students since last February. Of those cases, over 2,300 were settled and 2,465 ended in lawsuits.

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