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How the RIAA Targets Campus Copyright Violators

Posted by timothy on from the lures-them-in-with-jim-hawkins-dolls dept.

jyosim writes "The Chronicle of Higher Ed got a briefing at RIAA headquarters on how the group catches pirates. They just use LimeWire and other software that pirates use, except that they've set up scripts to search for songs, grab IP numbers, and send out notices to college officials. They claim they don't target specific colleges, though many feel that they do."

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  1. Jeoparody by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How the RIAA Targets Campus Copyright Violators I'll take "with Lawyers" for $200 Alex.
  2. How by sm62704 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Judging from the number of elderly, children, blind people, dead people, etc. that the RIAA labels have targeted, I'd say most likely they do it with a random number generator.

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    mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
    1. Re:How by Z00L00K · · Score: 4, Funny

      They are probably using Debian.

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      If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker would destroy civilization.
    2. Re:How by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Judging from the number of elderly, children, blind people, dead people, etc. [...]

      Judging from the "quality" music they produce these days, it is only logical that they do first check from their captive audience.

  3. Sue LimeWire ... by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... for making available the IP addresses and tracking information.

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  4. Re:Hate Emails by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Come on, think about Britney Spears Actually I pride myself on my ability not to. ...and the captcha comes up 'Effigy.'

    Who says random scripts have no sense of humor?
  5. Re:Hate Emails by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've never had to post anonymously for fear of receiving hate mail!

  6. Re:Not exactly targeting... by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Things work a little differently in Lawyerland, which is nestled snugly between Sharkopia and Snakesia.

  7. Re:Shouldn't the riaa publish the list. by morari · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't want to accidentally infringe on their members copyrights would you? Yes, I would. I just don't plan on ever being caught doing it. ;)
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