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University of Kansas Will Not Forward RIAA Letters

Posted by Zonk on from the not-quite-so-bad dept.

Bonewalker writes "Looks like the University of Kansas may not be as pro-RIAA (or anti-student) as initially assumed last week from our recent discussion. From the Chronicle article: 'Kansas officials told the student newspaper that they will not heed the recording industry's request to pass pre-litigation notices on to 14 students accused of music piracy. Many institutions have forwarded the letters -- which offer students a chance to settle file-sharing claims out of court at discounted rates -- but some have declined to do so, citing concerns over students' privacy.' Of course, this doesn't make that 'one-strike' policy any less flawed, but it shows that they aren't simply throwing their students under the RIAA bus, as one poster put it."

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  1. Makes sense by niceone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, sure they won't. They're kicking the students out after one strike, so what's the point in forwarding a letter to someone who's no longer there!

    I'm JOKING... I think.

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  2. G.O.D. by Joebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    The RIAA could start a new branch, the Global Oversight Department, to oversee this stuff.
    They'd probably get a better response from places like Kansas with that branch.

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    1. Re:G.O.D. by BrianGKUAC · · Score: 5, Funny

      While that was quite funny, I live in town and work at the University. To outsiders, it can be hard to differentiate, but it has been said that Lawrence, Kansas, is 27 square miles of open and progressive thinking surrounded by Kansas.

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  3. "Discounted [settlement] rates"? by noidentity · · Score: 5, Funny

    "letters -- which offer students a chance to settle file-sharing claims out of court at discounted rates"

    Amazing, the RIAA is now in the business of offering discounted lawsuit settlements. "Our lowest offer ever! Settle for only $999, no evidence scrutinized! Limited time so act now!"

    1. Re:"Discounted [settlement] rates"? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny

      But SCO only charge $699! That's $300 cheaper! The RIAA are clearly a price-fixing cartel if they can get away with charging $300 above the market rate for extortion.

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  4. Re:My ISP forwarded a letter to me by iknownuttin · · Score: 3, Funny
    Anyway, I was glad to see it was just a cease and desist kind of thing and not a settlement offer. I've been a little more careful since throwing away that pair of underwear, I must confess.

    They wrote a "cease and desist" letter on a pair of underwear? Wow! They'd get a better compliance if they write it on a bra - IMHO.

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