joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
was on the front of the Seatte P-I news website.
NC State represent!
Quote : | " UW checking students cited over downloads
By AMY ROLPH P-I REPORTER
The University of Washington is evaluating reports that 16 students illegally downloaded music on campus computers, and officials say they won't pass along letters from the Recording Industry Association of America asking for thousands of dollars until they can identify the students at fault.
The letters were mailed to the UW in December, requesting that the university pass the letters along to students known only by network identification codes. Initially, UW officials intended to comply, but now they say shared computers might have caused some students to be falsely accused.
"Students often share Internet connections," UW spokesman Bob Roseth said, citing dorms and computer labs as two places students' identities could be easily confused.
"What we want to do is verify that those students were actually (at fault)."
Starting earlier this year, the RIAA has sent 4,400 letters to 158 colleges asking for from $3,000 to $5,000 to settle what it says were copyright infringements. Students have 20 days to reply before the RIAA sues, and universities don't have to confirm delivery or provide the students' names.
North Carolina State University has received 160 letters -- the highest number, according to RIAA news releases. The letters are sent after cursory surveys of university networks.
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--http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/345559_uw01.html
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first it was K-Rob, then Sean Locklear, now this. You people make me proud to be a Wolfpacker in Seattle. fo' serial.
1/1/2008 11:40:24 PM |