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An interview with the misguided RIAA

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Title:An interview with the misguided RIAA (ID: CSD5314)
Author(s):Don Reisinger
Source:CNET News.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (01/15/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

This is an unabridged transcript of Don Reisingers interview with the RIAA.

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The RIAA speaks--and it gets worse

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Title:The RIAA speaks--and it gets worse (ID: CSD5315)
Author(s):Don Reisinger
Source:CNET News.com
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (01/15/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The RIAA has quickly become one of the most disliked organizations in the world. Working ostensibly with the interests of the artists in mind, the organization has single-handedly instituted a policy of lawsuits and education in an attempt to curb the piracy of music.

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Ohio U. Plays Host to a Forum on File Swapping

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Title:Ohio U. Plays Host to a Forum on File Swapping (ID: CSD5209)
Author(s):Brock Read (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/30/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"Earlier this year, Ohio University finished atop the recording industry’s infamous list of institutions receiving the most copyright-infringement notices. But these days the university is singing a much happier tune: Campus officials say a ban on peer-to-peer networking has cut down on piracy without restricting legal file sharing."

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Are universities protecting students from the RIAA?

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Title:Are universities protecting students from the RIAA? (ID: CSD5200)
Author(s):Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/18/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The author suggests that schools may be purposely not retaining IP logging data on students to protect them from copyright infringement lawsuits.

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Free? Illegal? ... What's the difference?

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Title:Free? Illegal? ... What's the difference? (ID: CSD5145)
Author(s):Bob Moon (National Public Radio)
Source:Marketplace
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (09/18/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"Free doesn't always mean legal when you're downloading music. And critics say the recording industry's muddying the waters its spent years in court trying to clear up."

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Music biz's future rests on key changes

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Title:Music biz's future rests on key changes (ID: CSD5146)
Author(s):Bob Moon (National Public Radio)
Source:Marketplace
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (09/19/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"When it comes to file sharing and illegal downloads, it's the big music labels that complain the loudest about being ripped off. Bob Moon reports on some ideas that might help the recording industry face the musical future. "

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No pause in music industry's tough play

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Title:No pause in music industry's tough play (ID: CSD5140)
Author(s):Bob Moon (National Public Radio)
Source:Marketplace
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (09/17/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"The recording industry has gotten serious about illegal file sharing. In the last four years it has filed thousands of lawsuits. But, as Bob Moon reports in a special series, even those targeted by mistake, like Tanya Andersen, get no reprieve."

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