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    Post RIAA Steps Up Campus File-Sharing War, Says Using 'Better Software, More Servers'

    Sends out record numbers of copyright infringement notices after it apparently undergoes a “major change in the software and hardware” it uses to detect illegal file-sharing.
    The RIAA suffered a major blow in court last week, but that hasn’t stopped the organization from pressing forward with lawsuits against individuals.
    In fact, the group appears to be accelerating its efforts against college students. In the last two weeks, the RIAA has sent some universities up to 20 times the typical number of notices about infringement, according to press reports.
    For instance, George Washington University has received more than 123 notices about on-campus piracy in the last 10 days, up significantly from the usual five to 10 per week, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.



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