University starts to fine students for file sharing

The RIAA may have stopped its lawsuits against file sharers, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anyone anymore trying to make a buck off of your media consumption habits: Starting August 1st, students of the Louisiana State University will face fines of 50 dollars if they’re caught sharing files through the school’s network, according to a report by the school’s paper, the Daily Reveille. From the article: “Sheri Thompson, IT planning and communications officer, said she understands a typical RIAA subpoena to be $4,000. (…) ‘$50 isn’t $4,000 and isn’t debilitating and going to be the difference between them being able to live their life fully,’ Thompson said.” Of course, the irony is that the school is starting with these fines half a year after the RIAA abandoned its mass lawsuit strategy.

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University starts to fine students for file sharing

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