10/18/07 - RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities

DiGiJeff · 10-19-2007, 12:39 AM

RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities

RIAA continued its effort to end piracy at college campuses with a new round of 'pre-litigation' letters aimed at using the threat of a suit to settle cases out of court.

Letters were sent to the following schools: Drexel, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Occidental College, SUNY Morrisville, Texas Christian University, Tufts, the University of Alabama, UC Berkeley, University of Delaware, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, University of South Florida, USC, and Vanderbilt.

Those who receive the letters have the option to either settle their cases online through a special website or need to contact representatives for the record industry to arrange a settlement.

If a recipient of a letter does not respond to the letter, RIAA's next step is to sue him or her in federal court. However the record industry says it will settle out of court for a "discounted rate," typically a few thousand dollars.

Thousands of college students have already settled their claims, with a large majority of them deciding to do so out of court. "While it's undoubtedly our last preference to bring legal action against students, music theft remains particularly acute on college campuses," general counsel Steven Marks said.

RIAA points to a study conducted last year that claims as much as half of all college students still download music illegally. NPD claims that in 2006, more than 1.3 billion songs were illegally downloaded on college campuses.

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Seatown · 10-19-2007, 12:47 AM

fuck them...

$MONEY TALKS$ · 10-19-2007, 01:04 AM

they wallin

Im Oh So Serious · 10-19-2007, 01:05 AM

U Better Hope They Don't Send A Letter To Ur Mama's House, Cause This Site Will Be A Goner.

C. Sense AKA L.J. · 10-19-2007, 01:07 AM

yeah i jus did my speech [in college] on dis shit

they said the average college student got over 1100 downloaded songs on they cpu

therefor i only download insts. and mixtapes...i aint finna let dem muthafuccaz get me, they really crackin down on us

they sued this lady for 224k cuz ppl downloaded 26 songs from her and she didnt even kno...fuck dem

Seatown · 10-19-2007, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C. Sense AKA L.J.

yeah i jus did my speech [in college] on dis shit

they said the average college student got over 1100 downloaded songs on they cpu

therefor i only download insts. and mixtapes...i aint finna let dem muthafuccaz get me, they really crackin down on us

they sued this lady for 224k cuz ppl downloaded 26 songs from her and she didnt even kno...fuck dem

ya thats the only thing i download to or music i cant find anywhere else *cough cough *itunes

Zhiwai · 10-19-2007, 01:13 AM

Props on this

keepitgangsta · 10-19-2007, 01:14 AM

they need a life

Light Speed · 10-19-2007, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keepitgangsta

they need a life

right, because if you were a rapper, you want people stealing your fucking music

do you understand what copyright infringement is, and how serious the consequences are?

dunson23 · 10-19-2007, 02:01 AM

example:artist not selling

mantikos · 10-19-2007, 03:13 AM

I work for the tech dept of one of those schools mentioned...i had 7 cats paraded in today, each charged $3 grand by the RIAA...being the rich white pvt school iot is...they paid n moved on...fuk the RIAA

RoC_a_BloK · 10-19-2007, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Light Speed

right, because if you were a rapper, you want people stealing your fucking music

do you understand what copyright infringement is, and how serious the consequences are?

co-sign....

JKO · 10-19-2007, 04:13 AM

I guess those college campuses have some monitoring joint on their pc's then

Chobie · 10-19-2007, 06:53 AM

Wenever I read this sort of shit I always worry they gon come after me.....

GMNRecordsCT32 · 10-19-2007, 09:29 AM

just buy a CD if you like it... thats what i do...

NEWSKULL · 10-19-2007, 09:37 AM

The Question Is ... When And If They Got The Money, Are They Going To Pay The Artists

qbancohibas711 · 10-19-2007, 11:23 AM

now when they say on college campus..do they mean using the network and shit?..and do they catch people who download off of torrents or off p2p softwares like limewire kazzaaa or ares..because when u download off of p2p softwares u download a song directly from 1 person but torrent files is split up so u download a piece of the file from every1

mantikos · 10-19-2007, 12:08 PM

ok, this is how it works...
n ya'll gotta prop me fo this shit
p2p software is easily tracked by college servers....they represent a fixed bandwidth requirement on a fixed port, and are detedted by using scanners like 'SLammer'
Torrents are not tracked by the school, but instead like you said, it is the fact that you are gettin small files from everyone...and that everyone could be the RIAA...and it is, in fact they have outsourced this function to india too...lol...so the RIAA and the MPAAA are seeding torrent files...just small parts of it...and once u accept it...they gotcha baby! they have ur ip...from where if u r in a school, they have ur school, from where they have who had that ip at that instant...(most schools use static ips actually) and u r payin $3 grand
the safest way is to download from trusted torrent websites...that require inivtation memberships....and use a plugin called 'safepeer' on 'Azureus'
happy d/l
btw i only download and seed artists i dont like....i buy the rest...cant wait for that G-Unit fire!
"my heart turned colder than december"

C. Sense AKA L.J. · 10-19-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKO

I guess those college campuses have some monitoring joint on their pc's then

the college doesnt track it...and i kno for a fact my school doesnt...the RIAA gets ur IP from the P2P's and sends a letter to the school, then the school matches the IP address and finds you

scott420 · 10-19-2007, 01:26 PM

all these people talking how its copyright infringement and defending the industy are ignorant!! i am a college student and if i get sued for a few thousand i couldnt pay it. thats why i download music... college is expensive.. fuck these millionaire whining becasue they only made 4 million dollars instead of five...then spending the money on guns and shit!!!! nothing can stop bootleggin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Desert Eagle · 10-19-2007, 03:15 PM

fuck the RIAA
buying albums is wack
wat do u do wen u only like 2/3 songs? still pay £16.99?

Im Oh So Serious · 10-19-2007, 03:16 PM

^^ Buy The Song...

MC B STREETZ · 10-19-2007, 11:44 PM

fuck da riaa

JKO · 10-20-2007, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C. Sense AKA L.J.

the college doesnt track it...and i kno for a fact my school doesnt...the RIAA gets ur IP from the P2P's and sends a letter to the school, then the school matches the IP address and finds you

Damn thats crazy, Well good thing I use peerguardian

The Dynasty · 10-20-2007, 04:07 PM

at least they giving them a heads up

10-19-2007, 12:39 AM	#1
DiGiJeff Creator and Owner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 42,707 Repped: 350 Repped 16,436 Times in 2,285 Posts Blog Entries: 5 Neg Reps: 17 Neg Repped at 73 Times in 21 Posts	10/18/07 - RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities 10/18/07 - RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities RIAA continued its effort to end piracy at college campuses with a new round of 'pre-litigation' letters aimed at using the threat of a suit to settle cases out of court. Letters were sent to the following schools: Drexel, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Occidental College, SUNY Morrisville, Texas Christian University, Tufts, the University of Alabama, UC Berkeley, University of Delaware, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, University of South Florida, USC, and Vanderbilt. Those who receive the letters have the option to either settle their cases online through a special website or need to contact representatives for the record industry to arrange a settlement. If a recipient of a letter does not respond to the letter, RIAA's next step is to sue him or her in federal court. However the record industry says it will settle out of court for a "discounted rate," typically a few thousand dollars. Thousands of college students have already settled their claims, with a large majority of them deciding to do so out of court. "While it's undoubtedly our last preference to bring legal action against students, music theft remains particularly acute on college campuses," general counsel Steven Marks said. RIAA points to a study conducted last year that claims as much as half of all college students still download music illegally. NPD claims that in 2006, more than 1.3 billion songs were illegally downloaded on college campuses. Source: __________________ DiGi Jeff Original Creator of HHBoard / No longer an admin Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/digijeff www.digijeff.com

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JKO Jay Knocks Out Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bronx, NYC Posts: 5,378 Repped: 989 Repped 2,742 Times in 384 Posts Neg Reps: 15 Neg Repped at 15 Times in 11 Posts	I guess those college campuses have some monitoring joint on their pc's then __________________ Play ur cards right and dont throw down that "Ace" and stop frontin like ur "2 Fresh" because we know ur shit is ROTTEN!

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Seatown Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sea-Town Posts: 2,162 Repped: 715 Repped 49 Times in 35 Posts Neg Reps: 21 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 4 Posts	fuck them...

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C. Sense AKA L.J. Still a Buc Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 4,476 Repped: 371 Repped 403 Times in 174 Posts Neg Reps: 14 Neg Repped at 24 Times in 18 Posts	yeah i jus did my speech [in college] on dis shit they said the average college student got over 1100 downloaded songs on they cpu therefor i only download insts. and mixtapes...i aint finna let dem muthafuccaz get me, they really crackin down on us they sued this lady for 224k cuz ppl downloaded 26 songs from her and she didnt even kno...fuck dem

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Zhiwai G_unit_soldier_Chang Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 9,469 Repped: 15 Repped 49 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Props on this

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mantikos Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 90 Repped: 7 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I work for the tech dept of one of those schools mentioned...i had 7 cats paraded in today, each charged $3 grand by the RIAA...being the rich white pvt school iot is...they paid n moved on...fuk the RIAA

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Chobie Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Posts: 2,610 Repped: 35 Repped 759 Times in 337 Posts Neg Reps: 107 Neg Repped at 173 Times in 115 Posts	Wenever I read this sort of shit I always worry they gon come after me.....

10-19-2007, 11:23 AM	#17
qbancohibas711 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philly Posts: 372 Repped: 12 Repped 34 Times in 16 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	now when they say on college campus..do they mean using the network and shit?..and do they catch people who download off of torrents or off p2p softwares like limewire kazzaaa or ares..because when u download off of p2p softwares u download a song directly from 1 person but torrent files is split up so u download a piece of the file from every1

10-19-2007, 12:08 PM	#18
mantikos Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 90 Repped: 7 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok, this is how it works... n ya'll gotta prop me fo this shit p2p software is easily tracked by college servers....they represent a fixed bandwidth requirement on a fixed port, and are detedted by using scanners like 'SLammer' Torrents are not tracked by the school, but instead like you said, it is the fact that you are gettin small files from everyone...and that everyone could be the RIAA...and it is, in fact they have outsourced this function to india too...lol...so the RIAA and the MPAAA are seeding torrent files...just small parts of it...and once u accept it...they gotcha baby! they have ur ip...from where if u r in a school, they have ur school, from where they have who had that ip at that instant...(most schools use static ips actually) and u r payin $3 grand the safest way is to download from trusted torrent websites...that require inivtation memberships....and use a plugin called 'safepeer' on 'Azureus' happy d/l btw i only download and seed artists i dont like....i buy the rest...cant wait for that G-Unit fire! "my heart turned colder than december"

10-19-2007, 11:44 PM	#23
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scott420 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,108 Repped: 84 Repped 90 Times in 35 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 20 Times in 9 Posts	all these people talking how its copyright infringement and defending the industy are ignorant!! i am a college student and if i get sued for a few thousand i couldnt pay it. thats why i download music... college is expensive.. fuck these millionaire whining becasue they only made 4 million dollars instead of five...then spending the money on guns and shit!!!! nothing can stop bootleggin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10-19-2007, 03:15 PM	#21
Desert Eagle Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: LONDON Posts: 4,871 Repped: 41 Repped 160 Times in 39 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	fuck the RIAA buying albums is wack wat do u do wen u only like 2/3 songs? still pay £16.99?

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Im Oh So Serious Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: I WHIP PUSSY, DON'T LET PUSSY WHIP ME. Posts: 372 Repped: 39 Repped 1,109 Times in 76 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^ Buy The Song...

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The Dynasty King Of New York Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 523 Repped: 335 Repped 16 Times in 9 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 2 Posts	at least they giving them a heads up

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