RIAA Targets New Colleges, Still Avoids Harvard

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Billboard reports that the RIAA has filed its eighth round of 'early settlement' letters to twenty-two colleges. Continuing its practice of avoiding Harvard, the RIAA's new round does not include any letters to that institution, where certain law professors have counseled resistance to the RIAA and told the RIAA to 'take a hike'. The unlucky institutions on the receiving end of the 403 new letters include Arizona State University (35 pre-litigation settlement letters), Carnegie Mellon University (13), Cornell University (19), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (30), Michigan State University (16), North Dakota State University (17), Purdue University — West Lafayette and Calumet campuses (49), University of California — Santa Barbara (13), University of Connecticut (17), University of Maryland — College Park (23), University of Massachusetts — Amherst and Boston campuses (52), University of Nebraska — Lincoln (13), University of Pennsylvania (31), University of Pittsburgh (14), University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater campuses (62)."

403 Error:

[creativeHavoc]

403 new letters

I accidently associated the 403 letters with the 403 error, and thought it was some geeky way of describing them, haha. 403 letter: Forbidden You may not download our musics!

Dangerous move...

[Anonymous Coward]

Cornell University (19), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (30), Michigan State University (16)

They should be careful. Didn't they hear that MIT students are Fearless [slashdot.org], bomb-wielding [slashdot.org], genetic-mutant creating [slashdot.org] hacking [slashdot.org] terrorists?

No one likes the RIAA

[Oktober Sunset]

If The RIAA were an ice cream flavor, they'd be pralines and dick.

This can only mean one thing...

[Anonymous Coward]

...that the RIAA is run by Harvard grads.

Figures, corrupt lawyers and all...

In related news...

[fahrbot-bot]

Harvard professors receive 22 requests for counsel about 403 RIAA letters ...

Re:On way...

[houstonbofh]

A person can't run a honeypot and learn about networking and security anymore?

Only if you are a media company. ;)

People's Republic of Cambridge, baby.

[PsychosisBoy]

God, I love this place. It is the best city in the northeast. Seriously, no one fucks with us.

Re:This only means the RIAA has no case

[Anonymous Coward]

Following a shipwreck a lawyer, priest, and newspaper reporter were stuck in a raft close to shore, but in waters clearly infested by sharks. After many hours of miserable huddling the lawyer screamed "I can't take it any more!", dove into the water and swam towards shore. The others shouted protests, but to everyone's surprise the sharks parted and let the man swim safely to land.

"It's a miracle!" exclaimed the priest.

"No... professional courtesy", explained the journalist.

And that also explains why the RIAA isn't going after the Harvard kids.

Re:403 Error:

[budgenator]

Now it is, this will forever be apart of geek lore like the 419 scams, in Korea jokes, in Soviet Russia jokes, goatse.cx and most of all the Cowboy Neal option.

I guess now every nerd will be sending the MafIAA a 404 reply letter saying sorry resource not found, go blow smoke up somebody Else's ass because it wasn't me.

Re:How to beat the RIAA

[The One and Only]

For your own sake, don't listen to it. This applies regardless of the RIAA's tactics.

Re:How to beat the RIAA

[adminstring]

I would advise against it. 4 of 5 backup singers say that "that shit is B-A-N-A-N-A-S."

Re:Dangerous move...

[Anonymous Coward]

And that MIT is located right next to Harvard...

Correction: Harvard is located right next to MIT.