RIAA Speaks-Defends It's Strategies

Listening to TwiT this morning and Don Reisinger revealed he interviewed Cara Duckworth, spokesperson for the RIAA, about the insane College Deterrence program and their lawsuit strategy in general. [Not familiar with that? The RIAA sent out a new wave of 407 'pre-litigation settlement letters' to 18 universities nationwide as part of an ongoing campaign against online music theft. The letters claim evidence of 'significant abuse' of campus computer networks for the purpose of copyright infringement. They have actually set up an online 'checkout' program for those students who want to do the right thing and pay a settlement without all that hassle of going to court. I'm not kidding.]
The entire transcript will be posted tomorrow, but what has already been posted is not likely to win any converts to the RIAA's side.

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