antiMUSIC - RIAA Drops Suits

RIAA Drops Suits

12/20/05
. (tinfoil.music) Afterdawn.com: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has dropped 750 lawsuits against students from Drexel University, Harvard and the University of Southern California. The trade group representing some of the world's largest record companies including Warner, EMI, Sony BMG and Universal gave no reason for this action. The group has managed to sue 7,000 people so far this year for copyright infringement. It accuses those it sues of illegally sharing copyrighted music owned by its members.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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