[Cialug] RIAA hits Iowa

[ajensen at uni.edu]

Being a student, I find it quite interesting that this is the first step taken to inform students about the notices that they might receive, no matter how questionable the material was.  From my experience I know of hardly anyone that has received a notice at UNI although it is a completely different story for those I know at ISU.  Many of the students can't even count the number of notices they've received this semester on one hand, and it seems to be humorous to most of the student body.  I sat down for lunch with a friend this week who asked me "so how many of those movie/music downloading notices have you gotten?  I managed to get three this semester!"

I definitely agree that it is time for the Universities to step up and not only make the student body aware of its stance on the issue but to provide clear understandable material regarding what the "mafIAA" policies are.

One question I have is whether or not I am taking any liability for having my name on the bill to the ISP which three others are currently using in our apartment?  Do I have any responsibility for the actions they perform?

Thanks,
Aaron

Jeff Chapin wrote:
> It seems to me that Steve Moon is, deliberately or not, passing biased information to the student body. It is this sort of thinking that powers the mafIAA to extort people the way they are.
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I doubt sincerely that Steve Moon is deliberately doing anything beyond
what he's told to do. On the other hand, if the school delegates
responsibility, it expects Steve Moon to carry out those
responsibilities, including informing the administration when the job
description changes as a result of external activities in our court
system. It won't be too long, until we'll refer to Steve Moon as Poor
Steve. :)

Ray Beckerman, over at
http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/
follows the legal activities around the world on a daily basis. Steve
Moon should already be tracking what is happening through one of the
country's most authoritative lawyers on the RIAA's litigation tactics.
In fact, his web site should be the first stop for every student that
received a notice from Steve Moon, or any other school's
administration. If, after visiting the site, and becoming informed, a
student chooses to ignore the facts, and rely on the school notice for
their decisions, so-be-it. :)
Tom