Why does the RIAA focus on music file-sharing on campuses?
Based on its estimates, RIAA believes that the U.S. recording industry loses hundreds of millions of dollars through unlawful downloading of music, and that college campuses are a hotbed of infringement. According to RIAA’s statistics, “more than half of the nation’s college students frequently download music and movies illegally through unlicensed P2P networks.” As a result, the RIAA in the past few years has stepped up its efforts to address piracy on campuses — by suing suspected infringers, and by seeking the cooperation of university administrators in controlling infringement. RIAA has also advocated in Congress for legislation that would require universities to adopt technological measures to block or curb peer-to-peer file sharing. The RIAA’s website explains its legal positions and the actions it is taking to stop infringing use of music recordings on campuses. http://www.riaa.com/faq.php .
