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Jeez... now they're here! :fu2:
Record labels subpoena RIT

Unidentified student accused of illegally sharing music online

By Gary Craig
Staff writer

(October 8, 2003) — A Rochester Institute of Technology student, accused of illegally sharing music over the Internet, is now in the cross hairs of the recording industry.

Federal court records show that the university was subpoenaed last week for information about a student who had provided music for uploading over RIT’s Internet service. The music ranged from pop artist Michael Jackson to hip-hop duo OutKast, according to the court records.

The university has identified the student and provided her with the subpoena, RIT’s Chief Information Officer Diane Barbour said Monday. The university will also give the student’s name to lawyers for the Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, Barbour said.

Because of “the fact that we were served the subpoena, we have no choice but to provide them with the (student’s) name, address and telephone number,’’ Barbour said. She declined to publicly identify the student, except to say she is female.

In the past month, lawyers for the RIAA have swept the country with subpoenas in a bid to stymie the Internet sharing of copyright music. The recording industry has blamed the continuing downward spiral of music sales on the growth of Internet sharing, while critics say the industry has made compact discs too costly for many consumers to buy.

U.S. copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each individual copyright song illegally offered by an Internet user. The RIAA has filed 261 lawsuits and has settled with 64 people accused of illegal file-sharing.

The RIT subpoena appears to be the first served on an area college or university.

The court records don’t allege how much copyright music the student shared, but an RIAA representative said the industry has been targeting the most “egregious’’ offenders.

With its initial wave of attacks against music downloaders, the industry has largely focused on individuals who have made available 1,000 or more songs for sharing. But others who don’t download music as frequently shouldn’t feel immune, industry representatives say.

RIAA officials say they want to steer music lovers to legal Internet options, where music can be downloaded for a fee.

“Our enforcement efforts are all about increasing the awareness that there are legal ways to get music online,’’ said RIAA spokeswoman Amanda Collins. “There’s no need to steal it.’’

Tim Lund, an RIT student and president of the campus Society of Software Engineers, said the recording industry is being a bully with its legal tactics.

“What the RIAA is attempting to do is make examples out of people for file sharing,’’ Lund said in an e-mail. “Their idea is to find people who file share a lot and effectively sue them into oblivion.’’ He said the RIAA could have tried a different approach with the RIT student, such as asking RIT to ban her Internet use.

RIT has warned students about the possible legal ramifications of file-sharing, Barbour said. RIT even sent a letter to parents, encouraging them to dissuade students from sharing.

Barbour said she hopes the students get the word that the RIAA is serious about legal actions against music downloaders. Until last week, she said, RIT hadn’t seen any subpoenas related to illegal music-sharing.

“This is the first one that we’ve received,’’ she said. “It’s hopefully the last, but we can’t be sure of that.’’
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The hit list

Court papers show that the songs made available by an RIT student for file-sharing included: {ldquo}Aquemini,{rdquo} OutKast {ldquo}Someone to Love You,{rdquo} Ruff Endz {ldquo}Shoot the Moon,{rdquo} Norah Jones {ldquo}Rule,{rdquo} Nas {ldquo}Smooth Criminal,{rdquo} Michael Jackson {ldquo}Just a Friend,{rdquo} Mario {ldquo}Fantasy,{rdquo} Mariah Carey {ldquo}Like a Prayer,{rdquo} Madonna
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Jeez... now, they're going too far! :fu2:
 
Sheesh! That's my old college! RIAA is really desperate aren't they... Hey RIT blow 'em off! :nana:

-Not a big fan of RIAA
 
sweet jeez whats next gally? CSUN or other community colleges? :roll:
 
RIAA is lame and greedy for $$$. Even 12 years old kid and grandpa are one of them have to pay fines.

Gimme them break.
 
:fu2: Oh Geez... how can people afford to pay for that.. some college students doesnt have jobs cuz their parents pay for college loans and etc... some people live pay to pay checks every week or so... how they can afford to even pay it off.. it takes years!!! RIAA is so selfish.. seems like they are going after college.. what next, high school or the libaries??? :roll:
 
Get the hint kids -- if you got illegally downloaded mp3 files, delete now unless you're rich enough to hire a lawyer to prove you deserve "free" music!!! So far nobody has won. Why would you win?

PS: if you DO get caught, the first thing your lawyer will ask you is this: Why didn't you delete the files? Keeping stolen evidence on your hard drive is a no-no!
 
This is really simple. First make sure your sharring only one folder. Then download the latest version of Kazaa lite. In the new version you can set it up where a person uploading from you can only see what there uploading and NOT your entire file.

Once you have uploaded a song don't leave it in your share file, transfer it to another file that way no one can uploaded from you. That's where people are getting busted. It's not what you are downloading it's what people are uploading from you. That's what you will get nailed on
 
bbnt said:
This is really simple. First make sure your sharring only one folder. Then download the latest version of Kazaa lite. In the new version you can set it up where a person uploading from you can only see what there uploading and NOT your entire file.

Once you have uploaded a song don't leave it in your share file, transfer it to another file that way no one can uploaded from you. That's where people are getting busted. It's not what you are downloading it's what people are uploading from you. That's what you will get nailed on
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That's right. One person uploading 10 songs to 10 people hurts the RIAA more than one person downloading 10 songs for himself/herself. That's 100 songs against 10 songs. I'm sure that the RIT student that was sued probably shared a bunch of files all day long. I've downloaded a few songs but mostly music videos. I've never shared anything except a couple of video clips I downloaded in the past.

If you really wanted to download some stuff but in order to download, you have to be sharing at least 10 MB of files. Simply create a bunch of 1 MB text documents or bitmap images and stick them all in a folder. Once they detect that you have over 10 MB, you're set to download other shit.
 
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