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Univ. Help Desk Staffer Extorts Over Copyright Violations

Posted by timothy on from the judge-jury-and-accounts-payable dept.

McGruber writes "The Atlanta fishwrap is reporting that an University of Georgia 'IT security support' employee was accusing students of copyright violations, then demanding money to clear their names. Sounds like he's been caught stealing the RIAA business model."

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  1. Re:What are you doing here? by JerryLove · · Score: 1, Redundant

    He reportedly was in charge of monitoring illegal music downloads on university computers.

    Wouldn't this be more useful to stop than just monitor?

    In Soviet Russia: Music downloads you.