RIAA Announces New Campus Lawsuit Strategy

The new RIAA plan implements a device called a “pre-lawsuit letter”. The plan is currently underway, as the RIAA has already sent 400 of these letters to various college campuses. Basically, the letter is sent to the college or university, and is then forwarded to the student. Instead of threatening a lawsuit outrightly, within 20 days the student has the option to settle at a “discount”. The RIAA would not elaborate on how much this discount was. We can only speculate that it is less than the current financial lawsuit threshold of $3,000.

Sometimes the RIAAs overwhelming kindness brings on a slight tear. You would think at this point, they would realize that this is -not helping- thwart piracy at all. It just makes them look like dirtbags.

Source: Slyck