Despite efforts to educate students about copyright laws, illegal online music swapping persists on college campuses.
In recent years, many universities have worked with the recording industry to combat piracy.
But the Recording Industry Association of America says such efforts haven’t curbed the problem. The group has filed 261 lawsuits against people, alleging copyright infringement.
Universities don’t want illegal activity on campus, even though the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 limits universities’ liability.
To teach students about copyright rules, Nebraska and Iowa universities have used fliers, posters or computer messages.
When the RIAA notifies a university of suspected illegal file-sharing, officials talk to the student and either shut down the computer immediately or soon after the student is notified. Once the student removes the file-sharing software, computer access may be reinstated.

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