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Record Industry Sues 532 More U.S. File-Sharers

Posted by timothy on from the make-them-watch-scared-straight dept.

Patik writes "The RIAA today issued 532 new subpoenas for music file swapping, many of them college students using their campus networks. They will not say which ISPs or colleges were involved, but that the users were sharing "substantial amounts" of music files. This brings the total number of subpoenas to 1,977. The RIAA has been averaging $3,000 per settlement so far." Readers Digitus1337 and Warpedcow point to stories respectively at Wired and Reuters.

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  1. Re:Go get them! by Undefined+Parameter · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Though they've made around 6M dollars, this is a losing strategy in the long run.

    That brings up a good question: how much is it costing the RIAA per subpeona and lawsuit/settlement? I know that the RIAA is essentially the music industry's law firm, but they still have to pay the lawyers, assistants, secretaries, etc. and court fees, right?

    I get the feeling that the total figure is a bit higher than the 3k average they get in a settlement. If these tactics don't actually stamp out peer-to-peer filesharing of music somehow, and I have my doubts that the lawsuits alone will, then their strategy truly is a "losing strategy in the long run."

    ~UP

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  2. Re:KLite by Q-Mont · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, how big of a monkey?

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