How the RIAA Targets Campus Copyright Violators

jyosim writes "The Chronicle of Higher Ed got a briefing at RIAA headquarters on how the group catches pirates. They just use LimeWire and other software that pirates use, except that they've set up scripts to search for songs, grab IP numbers, and send out notices to college officials. They claim they don't target specific colleges, though many feel that they do."

Jeoparody

[Anonymous Coward]

How the RIAA Targets Campus Copyright Violators

I'll take "with Lawyers" for $200 Alex.

How

[sm62704]

Judging from the number of elderly, children, blind people, dead people, etc. that the RIAA labels have targeted, I'd say most likely they do it with a random number generator.

Sue LimeWire ...

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

... for making available the IP addresses and tracking information.

Re:How

[Z00L00K]

They are probably using Debian.

Re:Hate Emails

[Anonymous Coward]

Come on, think about Britney Spears

Actually I pride myself on my ability not to. ...and the captcha comes up 'Effigy.'

Who says random scripts have no sense of humor?

Re:How

[Anonymous Coward]

Judging from the number of elderly, children, blind people, dead people, etc. [...]

Judging from the "quality" music they produce these days, it is only logical that they do first check from their captive audience.

Re:Hate Emails

[Anonymous Coward]

I've never had to post anonymously for fear of receiving hate mail!

Re:Not exactly targeting...

[j00r0m4nc3r]

Things work a little differently in Lawyerland, which is nestled snugly between Sharkopia and Snakesia.

Re:Shouldn't the riaa publish the list.

[morari]

I wouldn't want to accidentally infringe on their members copyrights would you?

Yes, I would. I just don't plan on ever being caught doing it. ;)