Katie Dean–The RIAA’s growing pressure on universities to control file-trading on their networks has caused one school to shut down access to peer-to-peer services like Kazaa and Grokster.
The New Jersey Institute of Technology will no longer allow its students and staff to use P2P sites on its computer network in an effort to avoid any legal action from the music industry.
“Our institution was receiving calls from the Recording Industry Association of America on almost a daily basis, identifying addresses that belonged to our students,” said Jack Gentul, dean of students for the school. “It was growing in number to the point in which we couldn’t handle it.
“When I can’t get my own 13-year-old to stop (file-sharing), I don’t know how I can get my entire campus to stop,” he added.
