Obviously very chuffed with itself, the RIAA has announced that its aggressive campaign against filesharing has worked in so far as it has, allegedly, reduced the volume of illegal filesharing.
We got this story from a student reporter at the University of Minnesota, so this may be the reason for holes in the report, but from reading the article, the RIAA has no proof that its methods work. All it can offer is references to well-documented cases, such as Jammie Thomas or countless students, as proof that its tactics have had an impact on illegal music downloads.
We already know that student filesharers are getting letters telling them to pay $3,000 or else end up in court. But what does that prove? RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy provided the “evidence” for this particular report. Good job of proving the sky is blue there, Jon.
As for filesharing and illegal music downloads, we can’t say how effective the RIAA’s methods are, but we do know that filesharing has not stopped.
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