August 14, 2007
An example of the pre-litigation letters the RIAA is sending to KU to forward to students whose IP addresses are associated with file-sharing activity. KU is refusing to forward the letters to students (whose identity the RIAA does not know) but is terminating such students' internet service on first offense.
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Dare to share
The down-low on downloading and file-sharing following recent litigation threats on campus
One day Richard Zayas was using his computer-a computer containing about 1,000 songs and a handful of downloaded movies and TV shows, none of which he'd paid for-when he received an email from KU. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has identified files on your computer that are being shared. You must delete any files that you have for which you do not have the copyright holder's permission. The file that got him busted: Braveheart.
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